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A. D. Jonah house, Newton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1929, undated

Location Note

Drawer 3 / folder 54

GUSN

GUSN-326638

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Description

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for A. D. Jonah in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #241) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and two details. No drawings are dated or signed. Developer is Haynes & Hernandez.

Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a slate roof and a brick, stucco, and board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, eating nook, covered porch, maid's room and bathroom, four bedrooms, dressing room, and two bathrooms. A two-car garage is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

11 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

AR029.04.04.241

Image Dimensions

14 3/4 x 22 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Newton (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
framing plans
detail drawings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 3 / folder 54

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