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John Rosenfeld house, Waban, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1948

GUSN

GUSN-330518

Browse Collection

Description

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. John Rosenfeld in Waban, Massachusetts (commission #1199) including three elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and three details. All drawings are signed by Warren J. Rhoter; three drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Garrison Colonial Revival-style house with a one-story saltbox wing, an asphalt shingle roof, and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. A room with fireplace and a future dark room are shown on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

AR029.04.04.1199

Image Dimensions

15 x 27 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)
detail drawings (drawings)
framing plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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