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Albert L. Kress house, Princeton, N.J.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1951

Location Note

Drawer 24 / folder 542

GUSN

GUSN-328863

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Description

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Kress in Princeton, New Jersey (commission #1310) including three elevations, three plans, one cross section, two framing plans, and six details. One drawing is signed by Robert E. Minot.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a one-story gambrel wing, a slate roof, and a clapboard and shingle exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study, dining room, breakfast room, kitchen, maid's room and bathroom, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Colonial Revival
gambrel roofs
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)
cross sections
framing plans

Physical Description

15 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

AR029.04.04.1310

Image Dimensions

18 x 32 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)
cross sections
framing plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 24 / folder 542

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