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Framing plan of the Thomas Wigglesworth House, Manchester, Mass., Feb. 9, 1889

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1889-02-09

Location Note

Vertical File 4a, Drawer 1

GUSN

GUSN-195031

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Description

This framing plan is for the ocean view of a summer cottage designed for Thomas Wigglesworth by Gridley James Fox Bryant at 9 Old Neck Road in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. The design combines Queen Anne and Colonial Revival elements. The drawing is dated February 9, 1889.

Details

Descriptive Terms

summer houses (seasonal dwellings)
dwellings
black (color)
ink
graphite (mineral)
starch
cloth
Queen Anne Style
Colonial Revival
framing plans
architectural drawings (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000212
AccessID 345
Other identifier HNEDID-000212

Physical Description

1 framing plan : black ink, watercolor on verso, and graphite on starch-coated fabric ; 13 x 20 inches

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1996

Reference Code

AR001.USMA.0600.001.002

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Manchester (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Bryant, Gridley James Fox, 1816-1899 (architect)

Material Type

framing plans
architectural drawings (visual works)

Subjects

Old Neck Road (Manchester, Mass.)

Accruals Note

Included in the Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England exhibition.

Variant Title

Thomas Wigglesworth House, Old Neck Road, Manchester, Massachusetts, 1889

Description Level

Component

Location Note

Vertical File 4a, Drawer 1

Historical/Biographical Note

Sources


Drawing Toward Home exhibition catalogue.

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