Robert D. Colby house, Melrose, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1944

Location Note

Drawer 7 / folder 178; HAV-01-403-Z-C-108

GUSN

GUSN-327766

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Description

Set of two architectural drawings for alterations to house for Robert D. Colby in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #510-A) including one plan and one detail. No drawings are signed; one is dated.

Alterations include addition of a new maid's room and bathroom and new dormers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Tudor Revival
alterations (object components)
architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Descrption

2 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

AR029.04.04.510-A

Image Dimensions

13 x 16 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Melrose (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 7 / folder 178; HAV-01-403-Z-C-108

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