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August Johnson Associates (builder) house, Newton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

ca. 1929, undated

Location Note

Drawer 3 / folder 57

GUSN

GUSN-329336

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Description

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for builder August Johnson Associates in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #247) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, one plot plan, and three details. No drawings are signed or dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a slate roof and a stucco, board, and brick exterior. House has living room with fireplace, library, dining room, kitchen, breakfast nook, pantry, lavatory, covered porch, maid's room and bathroom, four bedrooms, dressing room, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. A recreation room with fireplace 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)
site plans

Physical Description

13 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

AR029.04.04.247

Image Dimensions

17 3/4 x 26 1/2 (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)
site plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 3 / folder 57

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