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Walter Davis (builder) house, Melrose, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1952

Location Note

Drawer 28 / folder 599

GUSN

GUSN-329590

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Description

Set of five architectural drawings of house for builder Walter Davis in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #1404) including three elevations and two plans. All drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills.

Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and an attached one-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

5 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

AR029.04.04.1404

Image Dimensions

15 1/2 x 30 (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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 28 / folder 599

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