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Alfred J. Seaman Jr. house, Upper Brookville, N.Y.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1949

GUSN

GUSN-328799

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Description

Twenty-two architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Seaman Jr. in Upper Brookville, New York (commission #1209) including four elevations, four plans, one rendering, and thirteen details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Ken Duprey, Robert E. Minot, or Warren J. Rhoter. Many drawings are dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a cedar shingle roof and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, study/guest room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, pantry, lavatory, covered porch, five bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

22 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and photostatic copy

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1209

Places

Upper Brookville (Nassau county, New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
exterior elevations
detail drawings (drawings)
plans (orthographic projections)
renderings (drawings)

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

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Alfred J. Seaman Jr. house, Upper Brookville, N.Y.
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