Henry J. Hickey house, Quincy, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1938

GUSN

GUSN-328205

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Description

Set of thrty-six architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Hickey in Quincy, Massachusetts (commission #626) including three elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and twenty-eight details. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Merton S. Barrows, Robert Minot, or Nathaniel Perry Tufts; most drawings are dated. Also present are two planting plans by landscape architect Dorothea K. Harrison (Boston, Massachusetts), a kitchen cabinet blueprint by an unidentified third party, and three blueprints of duct plans.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with an angled wing, a slate roof, and a brick and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, lavatory, maid's room and bathroom, covered porch, three bedrooms (one with fireplace), two bathrooms, dressing room, sun deck, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

36 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and blueprint

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.626

Image Dimensions

18 x 33 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Quincy (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

Description Level

File part

Related Items

Henry J. Hickey house, Winchester, Mass.

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