C. B. Watkins, Laconia, N.H.

Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1952

Location Note

Drawer 27 / folder 586

GUSN

GUSN-329756

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Description

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for C. B. Watkins in Laconia, New Hampshire (commission #1391) including eight elevations and four plans. All drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills.

Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers and a clapboard exterior. House has a living room with fireplace, kitchen, lavatory, two bedrooms, and one bathroom. A playroom with fireplace is on the basement level.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

12 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

AR029.04.04.1391

Image Dimensions

15 x 24 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Laconia (Belknap county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Originator

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962 (Architect)

Material Type

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

Subjects

House

Description Level

File part

Location Note

Drawer 27 / folder 586

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