Historic New England

In the garden, by Frances Hodsgon Burnett, illustrated, Boston and New York, The Medici Society of America, publishers

Burnett writes of her love of gardens and gardening with photographs of her grounds and house at Plandome Manor, Long Island.

Date: 1925

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330049

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.062

Gardens, by Lady Allen of Hurtwood and Susan Jellicoe, Harmondsworth, Penguin Books

Gardens are explored in residential areas, communities, parks, playgounds, swimming pools and office buildings.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330053

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.063

Charles G. Washburn house, Upper Brookville, N.Y.

Set of six architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Washburn in Upper Brookville, New York (commission #1497) including three elevations and three plans. All drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers and...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330055

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1497

I. Alan Balfour (developer) house, Cape Cottage, Maine

Set of four architectural drawings of house for developer I. Alan Balfour in Cape Cottage, Maine (commission #1498) including three elevations and one plan. All drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills. Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a saltbox garage and a clapboard a...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330057

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1498

Bent lawns, 3rd edition, O.M. Scott & Sons Co., Marysville, Ohio

The planting and maintenance of Creeping Bent turf is described in the item.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330058

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.005.004

I. Alan Balfour (developer) house, Cape Cottage, Maine

Set of five architectural drawings of house for developer I. Alan Balfour in Cape Cottage, Maine (commission #1498-A) including three elevations and two plans. Most drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no drawings are dated. Design is a modification of commission #1498. Drawings depict a two-sto...

Date: 1954, undated

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

GUSN: 330060

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1498-A

Ralph I. Alexander house, Templeton, Mass.

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings of house for Ralph I. Alexander in Templeton, Massachusetts (commission #1500) including three elevations, three plans, two plot plans, two electrical plans, one rendering, and eleven details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills or Richard...

Date: 1954-1955

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

GUSN: 330062

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1500

Golf green beauty for your lawn, Cooper Manufacturing Company, Marshalltown, Iowa

Cooper power mowers are described in the brochure. The mowers are available from Leo Alexander & Co., Inc., 25 Broadway, New York, New York.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330066

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.005.006

Mrs. Carl L. Woods guest house, Bourne, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of guest house for Mrs. Carl L. Woods in Bourne, Massachusetts (commission #1501) including three elevations, one plan, three sketches, one rendering, and two details. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; most drawings are dated. Drawings de...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330064

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1501

Moto-Mower, manufactured by The Moto-Mower Company, Detroit, Michigan

The features and advantages of the power mower are described for customers. The mowers are available at "The Farmstore," The Armeson Company, Inc., 220-230 Dwight Street, Springfield, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330070

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.005.005

Hadley S. Ward house, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Set of twenty architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Hadley S. Ward in Cape Elizabeth, Maine (commission #1503) including three elevations, three plans, one cross section, one plot plan, one rendering, and eleven details. Some drawings are signed Royal Barry Wills or Warren J. Rhoter. D...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330068

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1503

Ideal and peerless lawnmower sharpeners, catalog number twenty-five, manufactured by The Fate-Root-Heath Company, Plymouth, Ohio

Lawn mower sharpener models are described in detail in text and illustrations. They can also be used to sharpen ice skates. An illustration of the plant is on the title page. Text on the front cover reads "The Ideal Lawn Mower Sharpener."

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330073

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.005.007

F. Lawrence Moore house, North Hampton, N.H.

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. F. Lawrence Moore in North Hampton, New Hampshire (commission #1504) including three elevations, three plans, one rendering, and nine details. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Warren J. Rhoter; most drawings are dated. Dra...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330074

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1504

W. W. Vasillov house, Brooklyn, Conn.

Set of eight architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Vasillov in Brooklyn, Connecticut (commission #1506) including four elevations and four plans. Two drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows. Six drawings dated 1942 have no commission number and ar...

Date: 1942-1954

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

GUSN: 330076

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1506

Clyde S. Casady house, Cohasset, Mass.

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Clyde S. Casady in Cohasset, Massachusetts (commission #1507) including three elevations, two plans, one framing plan, one rendering, and eight details. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; most drawings are dated....

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330077

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1507

Barbara Westcott & Associate house, Longmeadow, Mass.

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Barbara Westoctt & Associate in Longmeadow, Massachusetts (commission #1510) including three elevations, five plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and six details. Most drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a o...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330079

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1510

Edwin B. Havens beach house, unidentified location

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of beach house for Edwin B. Havens at an unidentified location (commission #1513) including five elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and three details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills. Drawings depict a two-s...

Date: 1954-1956

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

GUSN: 330081

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1513

Carl E. Abbey house, South Hadley, Mass.

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for Dr. and Mrs. Carl E. Abbey in South Hadley, Massachusetts (commission #1514) including four elevations, two plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and five details. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Warren J. Rhoter; some drawings are dated...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330083

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1514

Charles E. Holzer house, Gallipolis, Ohio

Set of twenty-six architectural drawings of house for Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Holzer in Gallipolis, Ohio (commission #1515) including five elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one cross section, one interior elevation, one rendering, and fourteen details. Most drawings are signed by Royal Barry W...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330085

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1515

Charles E. Holzer house, Gallipolis, Ohio

Set of three architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Holzer in Gallipolis, Ohio (commission #1515-A) including two elevations and one plan. One drawing is signed and dated by Richard Wills. Alterations include the addistion of a new garage.

Date: 2007

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

GUSN: 330087

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1515-A

C. E. Paine house, Pratt, Kans.

Set of six architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Paine in Pratt, Kansas (commission #1517) including two elevations, two plans, one plot plan, and one rendering. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Ken Duprey; most drawings are dated. Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-...

Date: 1956-1960

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

GUSN: 330088

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1517

Flavel Barnes house, Pratt, Kans.

Set of five architectural drawings of house for Flavel Barnes in Pratt, Kansas (commission #1518) including two elevations and three plans. Drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has living roo...

Date: 1956

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

GUSN: 330090

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1518

Flavel Barnes house, Pratt, Kans.

One architectural drawing of house for Flavel Barnes in Pratt, Kansas (commission #1518-B). Drawing is signed and dated by Robert E. Minot. Plan depicts an alternate layout to that shown in commission #1518.

Date: 1960

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

GUSN: 330092

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1518-B

Andrew G. Rosenberger house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Andrew G. Rosenberger in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #1519) including four elevations and three plans. Drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills.

Date: 1956

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

GUSN: 330093

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1519

Mrs. James Brown house, New London, N.H.

Set of six architectural drawings of house for Mrs. James Brown in New London, New Hampshire (commission #1521) including three elevations, two plans, and one rendering. Rendering is signed by Royal Barry Wills. Drawings depict a two-level ranch-style house. House has two living rooms with firepl...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330094

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1521

Notice, Braun Grass Catcher, John Braun & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The leaflet has an illustration of a Braun Patented Catcher which can be attached to a lawn mower with roller brackets. The catcher was patented on March 18, 1893.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330097

Ref. Code: EP001.01.053.01.01.018

List of parts and directions for use of the Great American Ball Bearing Lawn Mower, Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The parts are numbered with a price list. There are directions for adjusting the ball bearings and the blade knife.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330098

Ref. Code: EP001.01.053.01.01.019

Everything for the garden 1932, Peter Henderson & Co., 35 Cortlandt Street, New York, New York

Vegetables, flowers, gardening implements, fertilizers and insecticides are described for customers. There is an extensive listing of gardening books. The front cover illustration is captioned "Mount Vernon Va. the home of George Washington." Information on page 2 of the catalog states the cover is...

Date: 1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330100

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.068

Trade card, Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co., Boston, Mass.

The image caption reads "Bull dog garden hose, the kind that lasts longest."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330101

Ref. Code: EP001.01.099.01.01.017

Two pieces of string, Bowker Fertilizer Company, 43 Chatham Street, Boston and 27 Beaver Street, New York

The business carries Stockbridge and Bowker manures for different crops.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330103

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.069

Beautify your home and make your garden bring in most of your living, Reilly Brothers Nurseries, 1 Reilly Road, Dansville, New York

The business carries trees, fruit trees, flowers and shrubs. It is also known as the "Oasis Nurseries." There is an order form and a loose business reply envelope.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330105

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.070

Quaker Hill Nurseries, Newark, New York

Bushes, flowers, tree and fruit trees are described for potential customers. Suggestions for planting on various small house lots is provided.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330106

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.071

Book of gardens, a treatise on American and foreign bulbs for outdoor and indoor culture, published by John Scheepers, Inc., 522 Fifth Avenue, corner 44th Street, New York, New York

Freesias, daffodils, tulips, irises, peonies and lilies are the flowers described in detail. Collaborators listed on the title page verso are: Mrs. Edward Harding, Mrs. Francis King, Mrs. Louise Beebe Wilder and the Rev. Joseph Jacob.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330119

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.092

Nurserymen's color plate book, Christy, Inc. Rochester, New York

Trees, flowers and fruit are show in large colorized photographs with descriptions. The impact of landscaping is shown in one before and after home photograph in the front of the item.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330121

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.072

Historic gardens of New England, by Mary H. Northend, The Mentor, vol. 4, no. 9, serial no. 109, June 15, 1916, The Mentor Association, 52 East 19th Street, New York, New York

There are six plates of gardens from historic properties in New England: Longfellow's Garden, Cambridge, Mass., the Moulton Garden, Newburyport, Mass., the Derby Garden, Salem, Mass., the Hoffman Garden, Salem, Mass., the Peabody Garden, Salem, Mass. and the Wendell Garden, Portsmouth, N.H. The des...

Date: 1916-06-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330123

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.073

John Gilman house, Tiverton, R.I.

Set of five architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. John Gilman in Tiverton, Rhode Island (commission #1522) including three elevations and two plans. Some drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot. Alterations include the addition of a living room and office wing.

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330124

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1522

I. Alan Balfour (developer) house, Cape Cottage, Maine

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for developer I. Alan Balfour in Cape Cottage, Maine (commission #1523) including four elevations and three plans. All drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills. Drawings depict a one-story house with a saltbox garage, a wood shingle roof, and a c...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330125

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1523

Hyman B. Ullian house, Chatham, Mass.

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Hyman B. Ullian in Chatham, Massachusetts (commission #1525) including four elevations, eight plans, one plot plan, one cross section, two framing plans, and six details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey or Warren J. ...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330127

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1525

John Wills house, York Harbor, Maine

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. John Wills in York Harbor, Maine (commission #1526) including two elevations, two plans, one rendering, and three details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills. Drawings depict a one-story Cape house. House has living ro...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330129

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1526

John Wills house, York Harbor, Maine

Set of four architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. John Wills in York Harbor, Maine (commission #1526-A) including two elevations and two plans. Alteratins include the addition of a new kitchen, two bedrooms, and carport.

Date: 1963

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

GUSN: 330131

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1526-A

Margaret Sweetser house, Durham, N.H.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of house for Mrs. Margaret Sweetser in Durham, New Hampshire (commission #1527) including three elevations, three plans, one rendering, one cross section, and nine details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; some drawings are dated...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330132

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1527

William Voorneveld Jr. house, Nantucket, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. William Voorneveld Jr. in Nantucket, Massachusetts (commission #1528) including two elevations, one plan, and four details. Alterations include the addition of wing with kitchen, laundry, lavatory, and dining ...

Date: 1954-1955

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

GUSN: 330134

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1528

Dennis J. Looney house, Nantucket, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. Dennis J. Looney, in Nanttucket, Massachusetts (commission #1530) including three elevations, two plans, and two details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot or Richard Wills. Alterations include a lvi...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330135

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1530

William W. Winter house, New Canaan, Conn.

Set of six architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. William W. Winter in New Canaan, Connecticut (commission #1532) including two elevations, two plans, one plot plan, and one rendering. Most drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills, some drawings ar...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330136

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1532

Frank Weissman (builder) house, Upper Brookville, New York

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for builder Frank Weissman in Upper Brookville, New York (commission #1533) including four elevations, four plans, one rendering, one cross section, and one detail. Most drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey. Drawings depict a two-story extended Ca...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330137

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1533

Ernest F. Leathem house, Lincoln, Massachusetts

Set of thirty-eight architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. Leathem in Lincoln, Massachusetts (commission #1534) including five elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one cross section, one interior sketch, and twenty-seven details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Merton S....

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330139

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1534

W. Edward Taylor house, Fairfield, Connecticut

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. W. Edward Taylor in Fairfield, Connecticut (commission #1535) including four elevations, three plans, three plot plans, one rendering, and eleven details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Warren J. Rhoter or Richard Wills. Dr...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330141

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1535

Framingham National Bank, Ashland, Mass.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of bank building for Framingham National Bank in Ashland, Massachusetts (commission #1536) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one topographic map, one cross section, one lighting plan, one rendering, and five details. Some drawings are sign...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330143

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1536

Paul E. Thorson house, Setauket, N.Y.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of house for Paul E. Thorson in Setauket, New York (commission #1537) including six elevations, two plans, one plot plan, one rendering, one interior elevation, and six details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Ken Duprey, John Howard, ...

Date: 1955-1959

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

GUSN: 330145

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1537

William Wallis house, Waltham, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for William Wallis in Waltham, Massachusetts (commission #1538) including two elevations, two plans, one plot plan, one topographic map, one rendering, and one interior elevation. Most drawings are signed by Warren J. Rhoter. Topographic map is by civil e...

Date: 1955-1956

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

GUSN: 330147

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1538

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