Edmund F. Wakelin house, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1961

Location Note

Drawer 52 / folder 975

GUSN

GUSN-332471

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Description

4 plans, 3 elevations, 10 details, 2 plot plan, 1 cross section, and 5 sketches of a house for Mr. and Mrs. Edmund F. Wakelin in Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Commission 1846). Most drawings are dated and some are signed by H.J.K.

Two-level ranch house with cedar shingle roof and a shingle and painted brick exterior with a 2 car garage.

House has 3 bedrooms, 4 baths, a living room with fireplace, study, family room, kitchen with a fireplace and grille.

Collaborator: H.I. & E.C. Jordan - Surveyors, Portland, Maine

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans
cross sections
preliminary sketches (sketches)

Physical Descrption

25 architectural drawings: pencil on trace and photo static copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

11/1/2013

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1846

Image Dimensions

23 x 29 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cape Elizabeth (Cumberland county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
site plans
cross sections
preliminary sketches (sketches)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 52 / folder 975

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