Walter L. Barker house, North Hampton N.H.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1944-1945

GUSN

GUSN-328844

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Description

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Barker in North Hampton, New Hampshire (commission #976) including four elevations, two plans, three cross sections, two plot plans, and five details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills, Robert E. Minot, or Walter H. Pratt.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with two extended wings, a slate roof, and a flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, dining porch, kitchen, covered porch with exterior fireplace; three bedrooms, and two bathrooms. A two-car garage is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

16 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and photostatic copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.976

Image Dimensions

17 x 33 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

North Hampton (Rockingham county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections
site plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Related Items

Walter L. Barker house, North Hampton N.H.

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