Mrs. James A. Ward house, Scituate, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1932

Location Note

Drawer 4 / folders 102 and 103

GUSN

GUSN-329357

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Description

Set of twenty-eight architectural drawings of house for Mrs. James A. Ward in Scituate, Massachusetts (commission #330) including six elevations, seven plans, one plot plan, two framing plans, two heating plans, and ten details. One drawing is dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills. Drawings include one set of drawings numbered as being commission #330; this set is in fragile condition. Also present are one undated set of tracings of the first set of drawings. One drawing dated 1932 and signed by Robert E. Minot is noted as for J. Frederick Bechtel in Niles, Michigan.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers and two one-story wings. House has living room with fireplace, studio, dining room, kitchen, covered terrace, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

28 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

AR029.04.04.330

Image Dimensions

15 1/4 x 30 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Scituate (Plymouth 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
framing plans
heating plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 4 / folders 102 and 103

Related Items

Mrs. James A. Ward house, Scituate, Mass.

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