Richard K. Parker house, Wellesley, Mass.

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Collection Type

Architecture

Date

1948

GUSN

GUSN-329576

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Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)
Project Records, 1920-2015
Project drawings, 1920s-2013
Richard K. Parker house, Wellesley, Mass.
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Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)
- Project Records, 1920-2015
  - Project drawings, 1920s-2013

Description

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Richard K. Parker in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #1161) including three elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. Some drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot or Claude Miquelle.

Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a clapboard exterior. House has living room with fireplace, dining room, dining area, kitchen, lavatory, covered porch, three bedrooms, dressing room, one bathroom, and an attached one-car garage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

11 architectural drawings : pencil on trace and blueprint

Collection Code

AR029

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

2013-11-01

Reference Code

AR029.04.04.1161

Image Dimensions

13 3/4 x 20 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Wellesley (Norfolk 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

Conservation Note

Some drawings are in poor condition and have extensive coffee stains.

Description Level

File part

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