George W. Benedict Jr. house, Cohasset, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1956-1957

Location Note

Drawer 40 / folders 790 and 791

GUSN

GUSN-330751

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Description

Set of thirty-two architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. George W. Benedict Jr. in Cohasset, Massachusetts (commission #1632) including seven elevations, four plans, two plot plans, one rendering, and seventeen details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; most drawings are dated. Also included is an undated drawing for a cabin with bunks by architect D. A. Reed of Cohasset, Massachusetts.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a one-story wing, a shingle roof, and a wood siding exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, family room, dining room, kitchen, eating area, lavatory, two bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A workshop is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

32 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

AR029.04.04.1632

Image Dimensions

15 1/4 x 32 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Cohasset (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)
site plans
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 40 / folders 790 and 791

Related Items

George W. Benedict Jr. house, Cohasset, Mass.

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