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George F. Thomas house, Princeton, N.J.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1941

GUSN

GUSN-328668

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Description

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for George F. Thomas in Princeton, New Jersey (commission #813) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan, and three details. All drawings are dated; one is signed by Eddy.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers, a wood shingle roof, and a clapboard, shingle, and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, covered porch, shed, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached one-car garage. A recreation room with fireplace 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)
site plans

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

AR029.04.04.813

Image Dimensions

15 x 22 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Princeton (Mercer county, New Jersey)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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