David H. Oakes house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1937-1938

Location Note

Drawer 8 / folder 191; HAV-01-403-Z-C-109

GUSN

GUSN-327806

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Description

Set of twenty architectural drawings of house for David H. Oakes in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #531) including three elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and twelve details. Several drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills or Nathaniel P. Tufts.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers, a modified bow roof, and a stone and shingle exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, covered porch, lavatory, three bedrooms, and one bathroom.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

20 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

AR029.04.04.531

Image Dimensions

13 3/4 x 20 1/4 (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)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans

Subjects

House

Conservation Note

Drawings are fragile

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 8 / folder 191; HAV-01-403-Z-C-109

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