Ernest F. Leathem house, Lincoln, Massachusetts

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1955

Location Note

Drawer 34 / folder 702

GUSN

GUSN-330139

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Description

Set of thirty-eight architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. Leathem in Lincoln, Massachusetts (commission #1534) including five elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one cross section, one interior sketch, and twenty-seven details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows or Warren J. Rhoter.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with one-story wings, a wood shingle roof, and a white-painted brick, clapboard, and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, library with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, breakfast room with fireplace, pantry, maid's room and bathroom, five bedrooms, three bathrooms, dressing room, and an attached three-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

38 architectural drawings : pencil on trace 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

AR029.04.04.1534

Image Dimensions

28 x 34 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Lincoln (Middlesex 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)
site plans
sketches

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 34 / folder 702

Related Items

Ernest F. Leathem house, Lincoln, Mass.

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