Charles Wheelwright house, Cohasset, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1956

Location Note

Drawer 37 / folder 756

GUSN

GUSN-330963

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wheelwright in Cohasset, Massachusetts (commission #1599) including two interior elevations, five plans, and two details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows or Richard Wills.

Alterations include renovations to existing kitchen.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)
interior elevations
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

9 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

AR029.04.04.1599

Image Dimensions

17 3/4 x 34 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cohasset (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)
interior elevations
detail drawings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 37 / folder 756

Related Items

Charles Wheelwright house, Cohasset, Mass.

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