George E. Griffiths house, Wellesley, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1947-1949

GUSN

GUSN-329541

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Description

Set of twenty-one architectural drawings of house for George E. Griffiths in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #1087) including eight elevations, four plans, two framing plans, and seven details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Ken Duprey, Robert E. Minot, or Richard Wills.

Drawings depict a two-story Gambrel Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, kitchen, four bedrooms, and two bathrooms. Drawings also depict a later addition of a covered porch and an attached one-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
gambrel roofs
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans

Physical Descrption

21 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

AR029.04.04.1119

Image Dimensions

15 3/4 x 18 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wellesley (Norfolk 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

Related Items

George E. Griffiths house, Wellesley, Mass.

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