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Swiedler Building Co. (builder) house, Wayland, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1957, undated

Location Note

Drawer 41 / folder 806

GUSN

GUSN-330986

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Description

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for builder Swiedler Building Co. in Wayland, Massachusetts (commission #1669) including five elevations and five plans. Drawings ae signed by Richard Wills but are not dated.

Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a one-story garage wing, a hip roof, and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, family room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an attached two-car garage. A room with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

10 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

AR029.04.04.1669

Image Dimensions

15 x 33 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wayland (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)
Royal Barry Wills Associates (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 41 / folder 806

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