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Earl L. Douglass house, Princeton, N.J.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1947

GUSN

GUSN-330470

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Description

Set of twenty-one architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Douglass in Princeton, New Jersey (commission #1125) including four elevations, three plans, and fourteen details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Robert E. Minot, or Walter H. Pratt.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a slate roof and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, library, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, secretary's room, maid's room and bathroom, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
Colonial Revival
architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
plans (orthographic projections)
detail drawings (drawings)

Physical Description

21 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

AR029.04.04.1125

Image Dimensions

20 1/2 x 28 (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)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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