Historic New England

Walter L. Barker house, North Hampton N.H.

Set of twenty architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Barker in North Hampton, New Hampshire (commission #976-A) including six elevations, nine plans, one cross section, and four details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Merton S. Barrows or Warrne J....

Date: 1951

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

GUSN: 328846

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.976-A

McCall's Magazine model house

Set of ten architectural drawings of model house for McCall's Magazine (commission #1020) including four elevations, three plans, one framing plan, one cross section, and one detail. Most drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills, Leon Keach, or Walter H. Pratt. Drawings depict a one-st...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 328848

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1020

McCall's Magazine "expansible" model house

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of "expansible" model house for McCall's Magazine (commission #1159) including four elevations, four plans, one plot plan, two renderings, one furniture layout, and one detail. Most drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills or Leon Keach. Drawings d...

Date: 1948

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

GUSN: 328851

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1159

Allan M. Foote house, Wellesley, Mass.

Set of three architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Allan M. Foote in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #1200-A) including two elevations and one plan. Most drawings are dated and signed by Robert E. Minot. Alterations include a porch addition.

Date: 1959

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

GUSN: 328852

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1200-A

Gilbert Small Jr. house, Wayland, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Small Jr. in Wayland, Massachusetts (commission #1212) including three elevations, three plans, and six details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows or Walter H. Pratt. Drawings depict a two-story Garrison ...

Date: 1949

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

GUSN: 328854

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1212

Benjamin F. Kraus house, North Falmouth, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for Benjamin F. Kraus in North Falmouth, Massachusetts (commission #1218) including three elevations, two plans, one sketch, and four details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Walter H. Pratt or Warren J. Rhoter. Drawings depict a one-story ranch-st...

Date: 1949

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

GUSN: 328856

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1218

Congregational Church parsonage, Jamaica Plain, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of parsonage for the Congregational Church in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts (commission #1226) including one elevation, three plans, and five framing plans. All drawings are dated and signed by Warren J. Rhoter. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style ...

Date: 1949

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

GUSN: 328858

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1226

Allard M. Graves house, White River Junction, Vt.

Set of twenty-eight architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Allard M. Graves in White River Junction, Vermont(commission #1267) including three elevations, two plans, two cross sections, two renderings, and nineteen details. Several drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Merton S. Barrow...

Date: 1950

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

GUSN: 328860

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1267

Edward K. Robinson house, South Dartmouth, Mass.

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Robinson in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts (commission #1307) including two elevations, two plans, one cross section, one rendering, and eight details. Rendering is signed by Royal Barry Wills. Drawings depict a one-story ...

Date: 1950

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

GUSN: 328862

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1307

Albert L. Kress house, Princeton, N.J.

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Kress in Princeton, New Jersey (commission #1310) including three elevations, three plans, one cross section, two framing plans, and six details. One drawing is signed by Robert E. Minot. Drawings depict a two-story Colonia...

Date: 1951

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

GUSN: 328863

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1310

Edward W. Cousins house, Sharon, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Cousins in Sharon, Massachusetts (commission #1331) including three elevations, two plans, one rendering, and one detail. Most drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot. Drawings depict a one-story...

Date: 1951

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

GUSN: 328865

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1331

Carl A. Moses house, Barrington, R.I.

Set of twenty-six architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Moses in Barrington, Rhode Island (commission #1337) including four elevations, two plans, three plot plans, one rendering, and sixteen details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills, Robert E. Minot, or War...

Date: 1951

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

GUSN: 328867

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1337

Charles H. Stetson house, Presque Isle, Maine

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Stetson in Presque Isle, Maine (commission #1342) including three elevations, three plans, and eight details. All drawings are dated; two are signed by Robert E. Minot or Warren J. Rhoter. Drawings depict a two-story Cape...

Date: 1951

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

GUSN: 328869

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1342

Richard K. Griffin house, Topsfield, Mass.

Set of two architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Richard K. Griffin in Topsfield, Massachusetts (commission #1346) including one elevation and one plan. All drawings are dated and signed by Warren J. Rhoter. Alterations include a two-story addition with bedroom, bathroom, a...

Date: 1951

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

GUSN: 328871

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1346

Norman Schmidt house, Harvard, Mass.

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Norman Schmidt in Harvard, Massachusetts (commission #1351) including four elevations, three plans, one cross section, one framing plan, and two details. Most drawings are dated; one is signed by Robert E Minot. Drawings depict a two-...

Date: 1951

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

GUSN: 328872

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1351

Oscar H. Sherbrooke house, Cohasset, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Oscar H. Sherbrooke in Cohasset, Massachusetts (commission #1355) including two elevations, three plans, one plot plan, and six details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Ken Duprey, Robert E. Minot, or Richard Wills. Plot plan was made by Ernest...

Date: 1952

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

GUSN: 328874

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1355

Leon R. Bouchard (developer) house, Marblehead, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for developer Leon R. Bouchard in Marblehead, Massachusetts (commission #1357) including four elevations, three plans, and one plot plan. All drawings are dated and signed by Richard Wills. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with an aspha...

Date: 1951

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

GUSN: 328876

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1357

Alexander R. Wills house, Worcester, Mass.

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Alexander R. Wills in Worcester, Massachusetts (commission #1358) including three elevations, two plans, three plot plans, one rendering, and six details. One plot plan is by Robinson Engineering Inc. (Worcester, Massachusetts). Several...

Date: 1952

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

GUSN: 328878

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1358

Walter H. Wilcox. house, Wayland, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Wilcox in Wayland, Massachusetts (commission #1364) including three elevations, two plans, and seven details. All drawings are dated and signed by Merton S. Barrows or Richard Wills. Alterations incl...

Date: 1952

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

GUSN: 328880

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1364

Flint Page grape arbor, Barrington, R.I.

Set of three architectural drawings of grape arbor for Mr. and Mrs. Flint Page in Barrington, Rhode Island (commission #1367) including one elevation and two sketches.

Date: 1952

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

GUSN: 328881

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1367

Karl E. Gove house, Seabrook, N.H.

Set of seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Karl E. Gove in Seabrook, New Hampshire (commission #1368) including four elevations, one plan, one rendering, and one detail. Most drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot. Alterat...

Date: 1952

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

GUSN: 328882

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1368

Nicholas DeMartinis house, Wakefield, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Nicholas DeMartinis in Wakefield, Massachusetts (commission #1370) including four elevations, two plans, two plot plans, and one rendering. All drawings are dated; rendering is signed by Royal Barry Wills. Plot plan was made by civil engineer E. F. McM...

Date: 1952

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

GUSN: 328888

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1370

Edward A. Bigelow house, Chatham, Mass.

Set of twenty-three architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Bigelow in Chatham, Massachusetts (commission #1371) including eight elevations, two plans, and thirteen details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Robert E. Minot. Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house....

Date: 1952

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

GUSN: 328889

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1371

Henry Galvin house, Wakefield, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Henry Galvin in Wakefield, Massachusetts (commission #1372) including four elevations and three plans. Most drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a hip roof. House has a living room with fir...

Date: 1952

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

GUSN: 328892

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1372

Hygus P. Charles house, Melrose, Mass.

Set of six architectural drawings of house for Hygus P. Charles in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #1382) including four elevations and two plans. No drawings are signed or dated. Drawings depict a split-level house with a saltbox wing and a clapboard exterior. House has living room with firep...

Date: 1952, undated

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

GUSN: 328893

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1382

Edward H. Williams house, Falmouth, Mass.

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Williams in Falmouth, Massachusetts (commission #1387) including seven elevations, five plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and eight details. Several drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills, Robert E. Minot, or...

Date: 1952

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

GUSN: 328894

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1387

Farquhar's bulbs 1902, R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 and 7 South Market Street, Boston, Mass.

German irises are illustrated on the front cover with Japanese irises on the back cover. All catalog pages are missing. The magazine "Country life in America" is offered free with purchases at certain dollar amounts. Hitchings' Patent Hot Water Boiler for greenhouses is described with an illustrati...

Date: 1902

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328895

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.040

Joy of living out of doors, Mershon-Eddy-Parker Co., Saginaw, Michigan

The business sells Arcadian Garden Furniture made of northern white pine. Two loose sheets, a net price list and a net price list to dealers, are included.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328898

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.020

American lawn fence, American Steel & Wire Company, New York, New York

1 brochure : illustrations (some color) ; 9 x 6 inches

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328901

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.002.012

St. Andrews Architectural Drawings Collection, Newcastle, Maine, 1883

This collection contains architectural drawings for St. Andrews Church, an Episcopal Church in Newcastle, Maine. The church was designed by architect Henry Vaughan in 1883. The drawings include elevations and rudimentary floor plans. The drawings are ink on paper.

Date: 1883

Collection: St. Andrews Architectural Drawings Collection, Newcastle, Maine, 1883

GUSN: 328981

Ref. Code: AR034

East and West Elevations

1 architectural drawing, ink on paper

Collection: St. Andrews Architectural Drawings Collection, Newcastle, Maine, 1883

GUSN: 328984

Ref. Code: AR034.01

Section Drawing, Looking West

1 architectural drawing, ink on paper

Collection: St. Andrews Architectural Drawings Collection, Newcastle, Maine, 1883

GUSN: 328985

Ref. Code: AR034.02

Elevation and Floorplan

1 architectural drawing, ink on paper

Collection: St. Andrews Architectural Drawings Collection, Newcastle, Maine, 1883

GUSN: 328986

Ref. Code: AR034.03

North and South Elevations

1 architectural drawing, ink on paper

Collection: St. Andrews Architectural Drawings Collection, Newcastle, Maine, 1883

GUSN: 328987

Ref. Code: AR034.04

Garden furniture, catalog no. 35, Hartmann-Sanders Co., 2155-87 Elston Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

The business manufactures chairs, benches and arbor structures. They are also the maker of Koll's Patent Lock-Joint Wood Columns. There is a price list dated February 1927. The Company has an office and showroom in New York City.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328989

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.021

Breck's, everything for farm, garden and lawn, 1934, Joseph Breck & Sons, 85 State Street, Boston, Mass.

The business sells grass and vegetable seeds, plants, flowers and tools and equipment for gardening and farming work. There is a price list and order form for roses between pages 32 and 33. Several order forms for other products are in the back of the catalog. The main office is on State Street wit...

Date: 1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328991

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.041

Garden rooms, conservatories, sunshine rooms, play places by Lord & Burnham Company, Irvington, New York and Des Plaines, Illinois

Plans and specifications are provided for different spaces the customer may be interested in.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328992

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.042

Glass enclosures, Lord & Burnham Company, Irvington, New York and Des Plaines, Illinois

Various styles of sunrooms, greenhouses and conservatories are described. A list of customers who have used the Company is provided inside the back cover.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328994

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.043

Uncle John W. Stanley's store, Beverly, Mass., undated

One mounted albumen print of a woman outside Stanley's storefront located in the Odd Fellows' Building fronting Cabot Street in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 328995

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0290.0040.0041

Joseph Collins Wells architectural drawings

While these prepatory drawings are not formally indentified, they may be for a Newport, Rhode Island dwelling. The drawings are cut from a larger scrapbook and therefore contain additional images believed to be disassociated with the signed watercolor renderings by Joseph C. Wells. This collectio...

Date: undated

Collection: Joseph Collins Wells architectural drawings

GUSN: 329034

Ref. Code: AR035

Overlook Hills, Philadelphia's most beautiful suburb, Albrecht & Gourley, Inc., Packard Building, 15th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pa., circa 1925

Text on the front cover reads, "An ideal home site within the means of the average family." The features and advantages of the development are described with text, photographs, plans and maps. Albrecht & Gourley also had an office at York and Welsh Roads in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329036

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.163

Redlands, 'twixt mountains, desert and the sea, compiled by Roger W. Truesdail, written by Bruce W. McDaniel, Citrograph Printing Company, Redlands, California

Photographs with brief captions identify cultural landmarks, residences, and landscapes in the Redlands community.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329040

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.164

Twentieth century Redlands, the city of homes, fruits and flowers, printed by The Citrograph, Redlands, California

Demographics and photographs described Redlands cultural sites, residences, agriculture and landscapes.

Date: 1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329042

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.165

Photo-letter, Forest Hills Gardens, Forest Hills, Long Island, New York, Sage Foundation Homes Company, Forest Hills Gardens, Forest Hills, Long Island, New York

Features of the Forest Hills Gardens development are described for potential customers. Property photographs are identified with street names and owners.

Date: 1909

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329046

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.166

7 miles from downtown Boston in Oak Hill Village, Oak Hill Company, 163 Country Club Road, Oak Hill Village, Newton Centre, Mass.

Properties at 55 Rosalie Road and 8 Meadowbrook Road are described for potential buyers. The verso has driving directions and a map.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329047

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.167

Quaintness and charm in Oak Hill Village, Oak Hill Company, 163 Country Club Road, Oak Hill Village, Newton Centre, Mass.

Properties at 163 Country Club Road and 30 Rosalie Road are described for potential buyers. The verso has driving directions and a map.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329049

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.168

Price list, Oak Hill Village, Oak Hill Company, property office, 130 Country Club Road, Newton Centre, Mass.

Lots and prices for the Oak Hill Village development are provided for potential buyers. The sales agent for the Oak Hill Company is located at 118 South Street, Boston, Mass.

Date: 1928-05-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329050

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.169