William K. Bruckhauser house, Brookline, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1954

Location Note

Drawer 31 / folder 669 and 670

GUSN

GUSN-329832

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Description

Set of thirty-eight architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. William K. Bruckhauser in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #1489) including six elevations, three plans, two cross sections, two framing plans, one plot plan, two renderings, three heating plans, and eighteen details. Many drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Ken Duprey, Robert E. Minot, or Warren J. Rhoter. Also included is a kitchen plan by Breckenridge Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a one story-wing, a slate roof, and a whitewashed brick, clapboard, and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, gallery, sitting room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, lavatory, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Cape Cod houses
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
cross sections
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)
site plans
heating plans

Physical Descrption

38 architectural drawings : pencil on trace, blueprint, and photostatic copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1489

Image Dimensions

22 3/4 x 36 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Brookline (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
cross sections
detail drawings (drawings)
renderings (drawings)
site plans
heating plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 31 / folder 669 and 670

Related Items

Renderings - Royal Barry Wills

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