Richard H. Grogan house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1933

Location Note

Drawer 5 / folder 128

GUSN

GUSN-327514

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Description

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for Richard H. Grogan in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #381) including four elevations, three plans, and eight details. One drawing is dated and signed "R B W."

Drawings depict a two-story Garrison Colonial Revival-style house with a slate saltbox roof and a clapboard and rough board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, study, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached one-car garage. A recreation room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

15 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

AR029.04.04.381

Image Dimensions

15 x 21 (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 128

Related Items

Richard H. Grogan house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

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