Historic New England

Edgar Cartwright house, Guilford, Maine

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Cartwright in Guilford, Maine (commission #1691) including four elevations, six plans, and one rendering. Drawings are signed by Richard Wills, and Robert E. Minot; one drawing is dated. Drawings depict a two-storyl Colonial Rev...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331304

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1691

William J. Salter house, Augusta, Maine

Set of twenty nine architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. William J. Salter in Augusta, Maine (commission #1696) including three elevations, three plans, nineteen details, one plot plan, one cross section, one initial sketch, and one rendering. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills; most drawi...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331307

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1696

Prairie spirit in landscape gardening, what the people of Illinois have done and can do toward designing and planting public and private grounds for efficiency and beauty, by Wilhelm Miller, Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Illinois, College of Agriculture, Urbana, Illinois

The author urges the restoration of native Illinois prairie vegetation to urban, rural, roadway and park settings.There is an Illinois citizen "oath" and "ballot" to support local community efforts.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331312

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.125

Tropical landscape gardening, by Lewis & Valentine Company of Florida, Harvey Building, West Palm Beach, Florida

Drawings and photographs of unidentified properties are shown for potential customers. Extracts from testimonial letters are included.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331313

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.126

How to plant, Green's Nursery Co., Rochester, New York

Specific directions for handling nursery stock are provided to insure a good outcome. There is a separate business envelope.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331314

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.127

Better vegetables from your own garden, Vigoro complete plant food for lawns gardens, flowers, shrubbery and trees, Swift & Co., Detroit, Michigan

Customers are urged to use Vigoro fertilizer to support their vegetable gardens.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331315

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.128

Billhead letter, Emmon & Company, Newark, New York

The text urges the customer to immediately water the delivered nursery plants. The invoice portion of this item has been removed.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331320

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.129

Partial list of plants available for various uses in general landscape planting, compiled by Albert D. Taylor, 1900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio

Separate chapters describe plants for different uses such as groundcover, borders, soil conditions and urban properties. The cover title reads "Plants for landscape planting."

Date: 1916

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331322

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.130

Henderson's garden guide and record, Peter Henderson & Co., 35 & 37 Cortlandt Street, New York, New York

How to plant a variety of flowers and vegetables is explained in short descriptions. Blank lined pages in the front and back allow for garden note taking.

Date: 1909

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331323

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.131

How to landscape the home grounds, new and revised ed., The Storrs & Harrison Co., nurserymen, florists and seedsmen, Painesville, Ohio

Planting suggestions for various sized lots are described. Vines, hedges, roses and evergreens are given particular attention.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331324

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.132

English gardens in America, English Gardens, Inc. Upper Montclair, New Jersey

The booklet promotes English style and rock gardens created by landscape architects and contractors.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331329

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.133

Beautifying the farmstead, F.L. Mulford, landscape gardener, Office of Horticultural and Pomological Investigations, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

Suggestions for landscaping around farms houses, buildings and drives is provided.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331330

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.134

John J. Fahey house, Boxford, Mass.

Set of eighteen architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. John J. Fahey in Boxford, Massachusetts (commission #1928) including three elevations, three plans, one cross section, one plot plan, and nine details. Some drawings are signed and dated by John F. Howard The drawings depict a 2 floor extend...

Date: 1963

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

GUSN: 331332

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1928

Culture of water lilies and aquatic plants, new edition, by Peter Henderson & Co., published by Peter Henderson & Co., 35 and 37 Cortlandt Street, New York, New York

An introduction to water gardening which describes the cultivation of water environments and the plant varieties that thrive in them.

Date: 1906

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331338

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.135

Earl Ferris Nursery, evergreen specialists and growers of other high grade nursery stock, Hampton, Iowa

Landscape plans with houses and keys to specific plants are shown for customers. The nursery carries evergreens, flowers and fruit plants and trees. There is an illustration of the nursery facilities inside the back cover.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331340

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.136

Catalog, Barnes Bros. Nursery Co., Yalesville, Connecticut

The nursery has a wide selection of roses and fruit trees for customers.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331343

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.137

Progress in the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg, by Kenneth Chorley, Architectural Record, November 1936

Buildings, grounds and gardens are shown in the photographs with brief descriptions. The article is inside a folder with the text "Irwin D. Matthew architect, Alexandria, Virginia."

Date: 1936

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331346

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.138

Daniel J. Curtin house, Dewitt, N.Y.

Set of twenty-three architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Curtin in Dewitt, New York (commission #1927) including four elevations, three plans, fourteen details, one plot plan, and one rendering. Most drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot, or Leon Keatch. Drawings depict a ...

Date: 1963

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

GUSN: 331345

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1927

Roland Clapp house, Cumberland Foreside, Maine

Set of twenty one architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Roland Clapp in Cumberland Foreside, Maine (commission #1697) including three elevations, five plans, ten details, two plot plans, one framing plan. Drawings are signed by John F. Howard, Den Duprey, and Robert E. Minot; most drawings are d...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331348

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1697

George W. Dana house, Franklin, Mass.

Set of sixteen architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs.George W. Dana in Franklin, Mass. (commission #1698) including three elevations, two plans, ten details, and one plot plan. Drawings are signed by Richard Wills; most drawings are dated. Drawings depict a one story Cape Cod house with two ...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331351

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1698

Centre Congreational Church, Lynnfield Center, Mass.

Set of four architectural drawings for Centre Congreational Church in Lynnfield Center, Mass (commission #1699) including tthree plans, and one rendering. Drawings are unsigned; most drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two story church. The basement has a chior and class room, dining hall, ...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331353

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1699

Gilbert Bucknam. house, Nashua, N.H.

Set of 3 architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs.Gilbert Bucknam in Nashua, New Hampshire (commission #1700) including one elevation, and two details. Drawings are signed by Warren Rhoter; none are dated Drawings include a revision to the elevation and vestibule

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331355

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1700

Carolyn Muzzy house, China, Maine

Set of eighteen architectural drawings of house for Miss Carolyn Muzzy in China, Maine (commission #1703) including three elevations, six plans, eight details, and one rendering. Drawings are signed by Merton Barrows, Warren Rhoter, and John Howard; all drawings are dated. Drawings depict a one-s...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331357

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1703

Charles W. Tuttle Jr. house, Colusa, Calif.

Set of nineteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Tuttle in Colusa, California (commission #1704 including three elevations, three plans, ten details, one plot plan, one sketch, and one rendering. Drawings are signed by Warren Rhoter, Richard Wills, and Ken Duprey; some dr...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331359

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1704

Charles R. Pitts house, Schenectady, N.Y.

Set of fourteen architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Pitts in Schenectady, New York (commission #1706) including three elevations, three plans, and one cross section. Some drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot, and John Howard.

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331362

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1706

Sewell J. Shuger house, Pikesville, Md.

Set of twenty-six architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Sewell J. Shuger in Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland (commission #1709) including three elevations, four plans, one rendering, two cross sections, and sisteen details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Ken Duprey, Warren Rhoter, Rob...

Date: 1958-1959

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

GUSN: 331364

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1709

Paul F. Avery. house, Winchester, Mass.

Set of thirty-seven architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Avery in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #1710) including three elevations, four plans, three plot plans, four frmaing plans, two heating plans, and twenty-one details. Some drawings are signed by Warren J. Rhoter; some drawin...

Date: 1958-1959

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

GUSN: 331366

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1710

Avery D. Weisman house, Belmont, Mass.

Set of Twenty-nine architectural drawings for Dr. and Mrs. Avery D. Weisman. in Belmont, Massachusetts (commission #1712) including three elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one initial elevation, and twenty-one details. Some drawings are signed by Ken Duprey, John Howard, David Guild Dethlefs, ...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331368

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1712

Richard S. Paige house, Brookline, Mass.

Set of twenty-eight architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Paige, in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #1714) including three elevations, three plans, three plot plans, and seventeen details. Some drawings are signed by Ken Duprey and David Guild Dethlefs; most drawings are dated.

Date: 1958-1959

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

GUSN: 331370

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1714

William E. Fitzgerald house, Lexington, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. William E. Fitzgerald in Lexington, Massachusetts (commission #1711) including four elevations, three plans, and one cross section. Some drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story A-frame house with...

Date: 1958, undated

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

GUSN: 331372

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1711

Jay H. Walton Jr. house, Brookline, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Jay H. Walton Jr., in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #1714-A) including three elevations, two plans, one top plans, and two details. No drawings are signed; all drawings are dated. Alterations and modifications to master bedroom

Date: 1995

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

GUSN: 331374

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1714-A

Edward Sexton house, Cambridge, Mass.

Set of twenty architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sexton, in Cambridge, Massachusetts (commission #1715) including three elevations, two plans, one plot plan, and fourteen details. Most drawings are dated; drawings are signed by Ken Duprey, David Guild Dethlefs, and Robert Minot Drawin...

Date: 1958-1959

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

GUSN: 331376

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1715

Collin M. Cunningham house, Dover, Mass.

Set of nineteen architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Colin M. Cunningham in Dover, Massachusetts (commission #1716) including three elevations, two plans, two heating plans, one plot plan, one rendering and ten details. Most drawings are dated; drawings are signed by Merton Barrows, and David Gui...

Date: 1958-1959

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

GUSN: 331378

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1716

William E. Clark house, Falmouth Foreside, Maine

Set of twenty-five architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam E. Clark in Falmouth Forside, Maine (commission #1718) including four elevations, two plans, one rendering, three initial sketches, and fourteen details. One drawing is dated; most drawings are signed by Richard Wills. Drawings dep...

Date: 1959

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

GUSN: 331380

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1718

Sarah Orne Jewett, Holograph Fair copy signed from "Decoration Day," c. 1892

A 14 - line excerpt of Sarah Orne Jewett's "Deocration Day," which first appeared in Harper's Magazine in June of 1892, and was later collected in A Native of Wimby, 1893. Also included is a letter from David J. Holmes Autographs, who owned the excerpt before it was donated to Historic New England.

Date: 1892

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 331382

Ref. Code: MS029.001.001

William E. Clark house, Falmouth Foreside, Maine

Set of twenty-five architectural drawings that are alterations for an existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam E. Clark in Falmouth Forside, Maine (commission #1718-A) including 2 elevations, and eleven details. Most drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no drawings are dated. Vestibule is added w...

Date: 1963, undated

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

GUSN: 331383

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1718-A

Untitled Poem by Sarah Orne Jewett, undated

An untitled, undated poem written in Sarah Orne Jewett's hand, and signed by her.

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 331384

Ref. Code: MS029.001.002

Burgess Stanley house, Medfield, Mass.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Burgess Stanley in Medfield, Massachusetts (commission #1717) including four elevations, three plans, and ten details. Some drawings are dated; drawings are signed by David Guild Dethlefs, and Warren Rhoter. Addition to #1609 - two wings. ...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331385

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1717

William E. Clark house, Falmouth Foreside, Maine

Set of two architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam E. Clark in Falmouth Forside, Maine (commission #2116) including one plan, and one detail. All drawings are dated; most drawings are signed by R. Dooley. Alterations for commission 1718 and 1718-A Tool house and lavatory added

Date: 1959

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

GUSN: 331387

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2116

Clyde N. Mansur house, Harvard, Mass.

Set of 8 architectural drawings for Mr. Clyde N. Mansur in Harvard, Massachusetts (commission #1720) including four elevations, three plans, and one detail. Some drawings are signed and dated by John F. Howard, or Ken Duprey. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod with offset salt box, two car gara...

Date: 1959

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

GUSN: 331389

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1720

Frederick A. Best house, Wenhm, Mass.

Set of twenty-nine architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Frederick A. Best in Whenham, Mass. (commission #1719) including four elevations, seven plans, three sketches, one rendering, two electrical plans, two cross sections, one plot plan, and ten details. Most drawings are signed by Richard Will...

Date: 1959

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

GUSN: 331391

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1719

Allan Barker house, Nashua N.H.

Set of twenty-nine architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Allan Barker in Nashua, New Hampshire (commission #1721) including five elevations, three plans, one plot plan, seven cross sections, two framing plans, one rendering, and ten details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Warren Rhoter, or ...

Date: 1959

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

GUSN: 331393

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1721

John H. Knowles house, Brookline, Mass.

Set of twenty-four architectural drawings for Dr. and Mrs. John H. Knowles in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #1723) including two elevations, three plans, and fifteen details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey, David G. Dethlefs, or John F. Howard. Three plans by H.A. Thursh ...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331395

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1723

John H. Knowles house, Brookline, Mass.

One architectural drawings for Dr. and Mrs. John H. Knowles in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #1723-A) Addition of one bedroom and one bathroom.

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331397

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1723-A

Howard McConkey (builder) house, Kenmore, N.Y.

Twenty-nine architectural drawings for Mr. Howard McConkey (builder) in Kenmore, New York (commission #1724) . Most drawings are dated; few are signed by John Howard. Drawings depict a two story Colonial Revival house with a salt box two car garage; asphalt shingle roof with a clapboard and flus...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331398

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1724

Daniel W. Coakley Jr. house, Marion, Mass.

Thirty architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Coakley Jr. in Marion, Massachusetts (commission #1725) . Some drawings are dated; some drawings are signed by John Howard, and Warren Rhoter. Drawings depict a one story Cape Cod house with a wood shingle roof. First floor has a living...

Date: 1959

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

GUSN: 331401

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1725

Edwin B. Havens house, Plainfield, N.J.

Set of fifteen architectural drawings for a conversion of a barn to a house for Mr. and Mrs. Edwin B. Havens in Plainfield, N.J. (commission #1726) including four elevations, eight detail drawings, one cross section, and three plans. Some drawings are signed and dated by Warren Rhoter. First floo...

Date: 1958-1959

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

GUSN: 331406

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1726

Jenks Homes (builder) house, West Acton, Mass.

Set of thirteen architectural drawings for builder Jenks Homes in West Acton, Massachusetts (commission #1728) including five elevations, three detail drawings, one cross section, and four plans. Some drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills, and John F. Howard. Drawings deptict a two-story...

Date: 1959

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

GUSN: 331408

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1728

Robert E. Hinchey house, Dover, N.H.

Set of twenty-eight architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Hinchey in Dover, New Hampshire (commission #1729) including three elevations, fourteen detail drawings, one cross section, one rendering, and three plans. Some drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills, and John F. Howard. ...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 331411

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1729

W. A. Cather III house, West Chatham, Mass.

Set of fifteen architectural drawings for Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Cather III in West Chatham, Massachusetts (commission #1730) including two elevations, nine detail drawings, one rendering, and three plans. Some drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills, and John F. Howard. Drawings deptict a one...

Date: 1959

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

GUSN: 331415

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1730

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