Gerald Foster house, Belmont, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1963

Location Note

Drawer 57 / folder 1056

GUSN

GUSN-331734

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Description

Fourteen architectural drawings for a house for Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Foster in Belmont, Massachusetts (commission #1926). Most drawings dated and all drawings signed by Robert Minot, R.E.H., K.D., and S.C.
Two-story extended, Gambrel roof, Cape Cod house with one car garage. House has asphalt shingle roof, red cedar shingle, rough sawn board exterior.

House has a playroom in the basement; a lavatory, three baths, four bedrooms, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, maid's room, and an undesignated room.

3 plans
3 elevations
1 detail
6 framing plans
1 cross section

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans
cross sections

Physical Descrption

14 archictectural drawings: pencil on vellum

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

11/1/2013

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1926

Image Dimensions

17 3/4 x 36 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Belmont (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Royal Barry Wills Associates (Architect)

Material Type

orthographic projections (images)
plans (orthographic projections)
elevations (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans
cross sections

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 57 / folder 1056

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Renderings - Merton S. Barrows

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