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A. Stewart Rogers house, Melrose, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1937, undated

Location Note

Drawer 9 / folder 214; HAV-01-403-Z-C-110

GUSN

GUSN-327899

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Description

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for A. Stewart Rogers in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #572) including six elevations, three plans, and one detail. No drawings are dated; one partial signature of "R B Wills" is present. Chester S. Patten is builder.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with three front dormers and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, maid's room, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a one-car attached garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

10 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

AR029.04.04.572

Image Dimensions

15 x 22 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Melrose (Middlesex 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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 9 / folder 214; HAV-01-403-Z-C-110

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