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Alterations and addition to the townhouse of Arthur Perry, Boston, Mass., 1905-1906

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1905-1906

Location Note

HGO-01-001-M-C-9

GUSN

GUSN-266084

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Description

Alterations and additions to Arthur Perry's Classival Revival townhouse at 10 Marlborough Street in Boston.

Set includes foundation plan; plans and framing plans for the basement, main entrance, first, second, third, and fourth floors and roof; front and rear elevations; sections of east and west party walls; granite plan for the front of the house; and steel work elevation.

Also included are various elevations for the library. vestibule, halls, reception room, den, dining room, and mantels; plans and elevations for the pantry and servants dining room; plans and elevations for the first floor serving room and wardrobes on the second and third floors; details of the refrigerator and ice chest; plan and elevations of the glazed roof enclosure; plan and section of the granite curb for the front yard; details for the first floor serving room; and a plan, elevation and detail of the fence.

Details

Descriptive Terms

town houses
masonry
limestone
Classical Revival (European revival style)
alterations (object components)
additions (general components)
dwellings
architectural drawings (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Little & Browne Collection LB BOS per

Physical Description

67 architectural drawings : ink on linen

Collection Code

AR004

Collection Name

Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

Reference Code

AR004.001.002.009

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Little, Arthur, 1852-1925 (Architect)
Browne, Herbert W. C., 1860-1946 (Architect)
Little & Browne (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)

Other People

Perry, Arthur, d. 1930

Subjects

Domestic workers

Description Level

File

Location Note

HGO-01-001-M-C-9

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