Walter W. Welch house, Nahant, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1945

GUSN

GUSN-329315

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Description

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of house for Walter W. Welch in Nahant, Massachusetts (commission #1028) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and eight details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills or Ken Duprey.

Drawings depict a one-story rectangular Modern-style house with a flat roof. House has living room with fireplace, kitchen, two bedrooms, and one bathroom. A two-car garage, play room, two dressing rooms, and one bathroom are on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans

Physical Descrption

17 architectural drawings : pencil on trace

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1028

Image Dimensions

21 x 26 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Nahant (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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Walter W. Welch house, Nahant, Mass.
Walter W. Welch house, Nahant, Mass.

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