George W. Dean house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1933

Location Note

Drawer 5 / folder 108

GUSN

GUSN-327185

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Description

Set of twenty-one architectural drawings of house for George W. Dean in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #341) including six elevations, six plans, two framing plans, and seven details. Two drawings are dated; several are signed "R B Wills" or "Royal Barry Wills."

Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a slate roof and a clapboard exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, lavatory, conservatory, two maid's rooms and one maid's bathroom, four bedrooms, dressing room, and two bathrooms.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Georgian Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

21 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

AR029.04.04.341

Image Dimensions

17 x 30 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wellesley (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
detail drawings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 5 / folder 108

Related Items

Christopher A. Visvis house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

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