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Ivan Hamm (builder) house, Newton, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1929, undated

Location Note

Drawer 3 / folder 56

GUSN

GUSN-326640

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for builder Ivan Hamm in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #245) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. No drawings are dated or signed.

Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a steeply pitched slate roof and a brick, stucco and board exterior. House has vestibule, living room with fireplace, dining room, kitchen, maid's room and bathroom, covered porch, three bedrooms, and one bathroom. A two-car garage is located on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

9 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

AR029.04.04.245

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)
framing plans

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 3 / folder 56

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