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L. Thomas Hopkins house, Truro, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1938

GUSN

GUSN-328204

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Description

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of house for L. Thomas Hopkins in Truro, Massachusetts (commission #625) including three elevations, three plans, one framing plan, one septic tank plan, and six details. Most drawings are signed by Hugh Asher Stubbins Jr. or Nathaniel Perry Tufts; most are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a cedar shingle saltbox roof and a clapboard and shingle exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, eating area, kitchen, covered porch, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. Plans also show two future bedrooms and one bathroom on the second floor.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

14 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

AR029.04.04.625

Image Dimensions

16 1/4 x 27 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Truro (Barnstable 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

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