Rosalind Kempton house, Weston, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1941

Location Note

Drawer 13 / folder 319

GUSN

GUSN-328699

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Description

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Rosalind Kempton in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #836) including three elevations, five plans, and one rendering. Most drawings are dated; one is signed by Royal Barry Wills.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a cedar shingle roof and a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living room with fireplace, kitchen, two bedrooms, one bathroom, and a covered deck.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

9 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

AR029.04.04.836

Image Dimensions

13 1/4 x 14 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Weston (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 13 / folder 319

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