Historic New England

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

Deran W. Hintlian house, Winchester, Mass.

Set of forty-four architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Deran W. Hintlian in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #1490) including four elevations, five plans, one cross section, six framing plans, one plot plan, two renderings, three electrical plans, one interior elevation, and twenty-...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330026

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1490

Henry J. E. Vanderminden Jr. house, Granville, N.Y.

Thirteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1954 for Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. W. Vanderminden Jr. in Granville, New York.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330028

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.VandermindenH

Hadley S. Ward house, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Three black-and-white photographic prints and two color 8"x10" negatives of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1955 for Mr. and Mrs. Hadley S. Ward in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330029

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.WardH

Ernest F. Leathem house, Lincoln, Mass.

Nine black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1955 for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. Leathem in Lincoln, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330030

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.LeathemE

Thomas E. Cargill Jr. house, Boxford, Mass.

Ten black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1955 for Mr. and Mrs.Thomas E. Cargill Jr. in Boxford, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330031

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.CargillT

James E. Nesworthy house, Winchester, Mass.

Five black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1955 for Mr. and Mrs. James E. Nesworthy in Weston, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330032

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.NesworthyJ

Mrs. Deran W. Hintlian house, Winchester, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mrs. Deran W. Hintlian in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #1490-A). All plans are signed by John F. Howard; some drawings are dated. Alterations include modifications to living room, family room, diing room, and the f...

Date: 1969

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

GUSN: 330033

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1490-A

Henry J. W. Vanderminden Jr. house, Granville, N.Y.

Set of forty-nine architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. W. Vanderminden Jr. in Granville, New York (commission #1491) including twelve elevations, eleven plans, five cross sections, two framing plans, one plot plan, two renderings, one sketch, and fifteen details. Many drawings a...

Date: 1954-1957

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

GUSN: 330034

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1491

James J. Tynan house, Southbridge, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. James J. Tynan in Southbridge, Massachusetts (commission #1492) including three elevations, three plans, and six details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Warren J. Rhoter. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style hous...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330036

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1492

Edward A. Sherman house, Gloucester, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Sherman in Gloucester, Massachusetts (commission #1493) including three elevations, three plans, one cross section, one rendering, and four details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills. Drawings depict a two...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330038

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1493

Murray Pearlstein house, Gloucester, Mass.

Set of thirty-seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Murray Pearlstein in Gloucester, Massachusetts (commission #2691) including three elevations, eight plans, two cross sections, three electrical plans, two plot plans, and nineteen details. Some drawings are...

Date: 1990

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

GUSN: 330040

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2691

Richard Bartlett Jr. house, East Bridgewater, Mass.

Set of six architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bartlett Jr. in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts (commission #1494) including three elevations, two plans, and one detail. Drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills. Drawings depict a one-story Colonial Revival-style house wi...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330041

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1494

E. V. French camp, unidentified location

Set of eight architectural drawings of camp for Mr. and Mrs. E. V. French at an unidentified location (commission #1495) including three elevations, one plan, two renderings, and two details. Most drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; most drawings are dated. Drawings depict ...

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330043

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1495

George E. Diethelm house, Locust Valley, N.Y.

Set of sixteen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. George E. Diethelm in Locust Valley, New York (commission #1496) including two elevations, three plans, one rendering, and ten details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Ken Duprey.

Date: 1954

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

GUSN: 330047

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1496

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. Things we see ; no. 7.

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

David C. Cameron house, Lexington, Mass.

Set of three architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for David C. Cameron in Lexington, Massachusetts (commission #1788) including two elevations and one plan. Drawings are not signed; two are dated. Alterations include kitchen modifications and an addition with a new living room...

Date: 1960

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

GUSN: 330289

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1788

The Pier, Revere Beach, Mass.

A full color postcard showing the ocean pier at Revere Beach, Mass.

Date: circa 1910, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 330291

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3990.0080.009

G. Eliot Robinson house, Hanover, Mass.

Set of nineteen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. G. Eliot Robinson in Hanover, Massachusetts (commission #1818) including two preliminary elevations and seventeen details. Some drawings are signed by John F. Howard or Warren J. Rhoter.

Date: 1962

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

GUSN: 330292

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1818

New Bath House, Revere Beach

Full color postcard showing an interior view of the New Bath House at Revere Beach with a small exterior view in an inset.

Date: circa 1910, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 330293

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3990.0080.010

Ray W. Greene house, West Barrington, R.I.

Set of twenty-four architectural drawings of house for Ray W. Greene in West Barrington, Rhode Island (commission #558) including three elevations, four plans, three framing plans, two plot plans, and twelve details. Three drawings are dated. Plot plan is by Associated Civil Engineers (Melrose, Mass...

Date: 1937

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

GUSN: 330294

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.558

State Bath House, Revere Beach, Mass.

Bicolor postcard of the State Bath House on Revere Beach Boulevard.

Date: circa 1905, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 330295

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3990.0080.011

Nicholas Hurd house, West Barrington, R.I.

Set of seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Hurd in West Barrington, Rhode Island (commission #558-A) including two elevations, two plans, and three rough sketches. Some drawings are signed and dated by Robert J. Pesiri. Alterations include chan...

Date: 1982

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

GUSN: 330297

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.558-A

State Bath House During Rush Hour, Revere Beach, Mass.

Black and white postcard depicting the State Bath House and people walking along Revere Beach Boulevard.

Date: circa 1905, undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 330299

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3990.0080.012

Nicholas Hurd house, West Barrington, R.I.

Set of four architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Hurd in West Barrington, Rhode Island (commission #558-A2) including two elevations and two plans. Drawings are signed and dated by Robert J. Pesiri. Alterations include expanding the sitting room and k...

Date: 2003

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

GUSN: 330298

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.558-A2

Portrait of an Unknown Architect, c.1870

Item

Date: 1870

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 330302

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0400.0200

Manuscript Chapters, circa 1920s-1940s

This series contains undated, handwritten and typed chapters relating to historic homes, interiors, and decorative arts. These are typed and handwritten and include photographs.

Date: circa 1920-1949, undated

Collection: Rose Standish Nichols unpublished manuscript collection

GUSN: 330306

Ref. Code: MS058.01

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