Frank Kenneth Devoe house, Sherman, Conn.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1960

GUSN

GUSN-331518

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Description

Set of fourteen architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kenneth Devoe in Sherman, Connecticut(commission #1795) including four elevations, two plans, one preliminary sketch and one rendering. Most drawings are signed and dated by Robert Minot, David Guild Dethlefs, and John Howard.

One-story Cape Cod with a salt box, two car garage with an asphalt shingle roof; a shingle and flushboard exterior.

First floor has a living room with a fireplace, kitchen, dining room, two bedrooms, a bathroom, and a covered porch.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
renderings (drawings)
preliminary sketches (sketches)

Physical Descrption

14 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

AR029.04.04.1795

Image Dimensions

18 x 25 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Sherman (Fairfield county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)
Royal Barry Wills Associates (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
renderings (drawings)
preliminary sketches (sketches)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Related Items

Renderings - Royal Barry Wills

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