James B. Hardy house, Fitchburg, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1958

Location Note

Drawer 42 / folder 831

GUSN

GUSN-331294

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Description

Set of twenty-four architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. James B. Hardy in Fitchburg, Massachusetts (commission #1689) including three elevations, three plans, two plot plans, two heating plans, one cross section, and thirteen details. Some drawings are signed by John F. Howard, or Richard Wills; some drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two story Cape Cod house; offset saltbox garage. House has an asphalt shingle roof and clapboard and flushboard exterior.

Basement has a room with a fireplace. First floor has living room with a fireplace, dining room, kitchen with fireplace and grill, covered porch, two car garage, two bedrooms and one bathroom. The second floor has two bedrooms and one bathroom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
renderings (drawings)
detail drawings (drawings)
interior elevations
site plans
cross sections
heating plans

Physical Descrption

24 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

AR029.04.04.1689

Image Dimensions

18 x 35 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Fitchburg (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 42 / folder 831

Related Items

Renderings - Royal Barry Wills

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