Historic New England

Rustic garden-decorations, The Rustic Craft Company, Old Colony Parkway at Pope's Hill, Boston, Mass.

Wood chairs, settees, tables, arches and fences are handmade by the business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330706

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.034

Of gardens and their furnishings, being a brief consideration of the gardens of yesterday and of to-day and of the furniture of stone and marble most fitly to be used therein, Leland & Ball Company, workers in stone, 557 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

The Company makes sundials, benches and monuments from stone, granite and marble.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330709

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.035

Catalog, W.A. Snow Iron Works, Inc., 32 Portland Street, Boston, Mass.

The catalog has descriptions and photographs of "Metalcraft" garden furniture, gates, fences, weathervanes, sundials and other pieces. Furniture samples can be seen on the terraces and courtyard garden at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on pages 32-33. Iron fences and gates are shown at the Henry Cl...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330710

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.036

Improving the home grounds, by Albert D. Taylor, edited by J.W. Johnston, New York Herald Tribune, New York

The booklet addresses design problems and offers suggestion to improving such areas as gardens, walkways and entrances. A list of trees, shrubs and flower plants is provided with a bibliography. The work is done in conjunction with the New York Herald Tribune Annual Yard and Garden Competition.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330711

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.091

People & the land, geography, landscape studies, urban studies & community studies from Yale University Press, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, Connecticut

Titles are described that address natural, built and urban landscapes primarily in America. Some of the authors included are J.B. Jackson, Anne Whiston Spirn and Sam Bass Warner, Jr.

Date: 2000

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330715

Ref. Code: EP001.12.005.002.028

Henry E. Burr, landscape architect and importer of rare evergreens, trees and hardy plants, Tremont Avenue, East Orange, New Jersey

The booklet is an essay with photographs of properties and grounds which display stock from the author's nursery business. The nurseries are located at Irvington and Boyden Avenues in South Orange, New Jersey.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330716

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.093

Arcadian landscape, the California gardens of A.E. Hanson, 1920-1932, A.E. Hanson, edited by David Gebhard and Sheila Lynds, introduction by David Gebhard, Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc., Los Angeles, California

The experience of creating gardens for wealthy clients is described by Hanson including Harry Calendar, Henry Kern, George I Cochran and silent film star Harold Lloyd.

Date: 1985

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330719

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.094

First Church of Christ Scientist, Winchester, Mass.

Set of three architectural drawings of alterations to the First Church of Christ Scientist in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #1627-R) including one elevation and two plans. Drawings are dated but not signed. Alterations include revisions to readers' desks (1967) and to the Sunday School fl...

Date: 1967-1989

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

GUSN: 330723

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1627-R

First Church of Christ Scientist, Winchester, Mass.

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of alterations to the First Church of Christ Scientist in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #2909) including ten rough sketches, four copies of original drawings with notes, and two details. Two drawings are dated. Original commission was #1627. Alteratio...

Date: 2004

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

GUSN: 330724

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2909

Alfred J. Seaman Jr. house, Upper Brookville, N.Y.

Set of twenty-four architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Seaman Jr. in Upper Brookville, New York (commission #1209-A) including ten elevations, five plans, one sketch, and eight details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey, Robert E. Minot,...

Date: 1964

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

GUSN: 330725

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1209-A

Alfred J. Seaman Jr. house, Upper Brookville, N.Y.

Set of six architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Seaman Jr. in Upper Brookville, New York (commission #1209-B) including one elevation, one plan, two cross sections, and two details. Drawings are dated. Alterations include an addition to the kitchen.

Date: 1986

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

GUSN: 330726

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1209-B

Alfred J. Seaman Jr. house, Upper Brookville, N.Y.

Set of five architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Seaman Jr. in Upper Brookville, New York (commission #1209-C) including two elevations, one plan, one cross section, and one sketch. Alterations include a garage and studio addition.

Date: 1986

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

GUSN: 330727

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1209-C

William W. Claflin house, Marion, Mass.

Set of six architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. William W. Claflin in Marion, Massachusetts (commission #1266) including two elevations, three plans, and one rendering. Most drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot; some drawings are dated. Notation on binding strip of...

Date: 1950

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

GUSN: 330728

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1266

Myer Ruttenberg house, Newton, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Myer Ruttenberg in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #1287) including six plans, three rough sketches, and one rendering. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot. Notation on binding strip of drawings indicated that...

Date: 1950

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

GUSN: 330729

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1287

Sidney B. Turin house, Newton, Mass.

Set of six architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Sidney B. Turin in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #1564) including three elevations, two plans, and one rendering. Also included are one elevation, one plan, and one rendering for a cottage in Casco, Maine for th...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330730

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1564

Francis J. LaFountain house, Saco, Maine

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. LaFountain in Saco, Maine (commission #1668) including one elevation and six plans. Some drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story house. House has a living room with fireplace,...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330731

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1668

Arthur Sewell house, Bath, Maine

Set of five architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. Arthur Sewell at "Stone House Farm" in Bath, Maine (commission #1734) including two plans and three details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot. Also included is one blueprint of a plan, dated 1955, by ar...

Date: 1959

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

GUSN: 330732

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1734

Walworth B. Williams house, Winchester, Mass.

Set of forty-two architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Walworth B. Williams in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #1744) including sixteen elevations, fourteen plans, five framing plans, two sketches, and five details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Roya...

Date: 1959

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

GUSN: 330733

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1744

Merlin J. Ladd house, Duxbury, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Merlin J. Ladd in Duxbury, Massachusetts (commission #1785) including two elevations, two plans, one sketch, and two details. Some drawings are dated.

Date: 1960

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

GUSN: 330734

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1785

George L. Jackson house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. George L. Jackosn in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #1790) including three elevations, four plans, one cross section, two plot plans, and two details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Warren J. R...

Date: 1960

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

GUSN: 330735

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1790

Edward Dane house, Center Harbor, N.H.

Set of 58 architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dane in Center Harbor, New Hampshire (commission #1800). Most drawings are signed and dated by David G. Dethlefs.

Date: 1961

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

GUSN: 330736

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1800

Richard A. Shuman house, Fall River, Mass.

Set of five architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Shuman in Fall River, Massachusetts (commission #1819) including three preliminary plans, one plot plan, and one rendering. Rendering is signed by Royal Barry Wills; no drawings are dated. Drawings depict a one-story French-s...

Date: 1960

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

GUSN: 330737

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1819

R. Lionel Barrows house, Greenfield, Mass.

Set of eleven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. R. Lionel Barrows in Greenfield, Massachusetts (commission #1842) including three elevations, two plans, one cross section, and five details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows, John F. Howar...

Date: 1961

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

GUSN: 330738

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1842

Ernest E. Vanham house, Lyndeborough, N.H.

Set of thirteen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest E. Vanham in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire (commission #1848) including two elevations, three plans, one framing plan, and seven details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Harmon J. Kiley, Jr., Philip ...

Date: 1961

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

GUSN: 330739

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1848

Ilse Bischoff house, Hartland, Vt.

Set of nineteen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Miss Ilse Bischoff at "High Meadows" in Hartland, Vermont (commission #1855) including three elevations, three plans, and thirteen details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey, Robert E, Minot, or Philip S. Tam...

Date: 1961-1962

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

GUSN: 330740

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1855

Subjects

This series contains 4 X 5 glass plate, acetate, and nitrate negatives arranged by subjects in alphabetical order. The negatives were originally ordered and catalogued by Yankee Publishing Librarian and Archivist Lorna Trowbridge and those subjects has been maintained. The subjects include a wide ...

Date: 1890-1945

Collection: Yankee Publishing Photograph Collection, 1890-1950

GUSN: 330741

Ref. Code: PC053.01

Maurice T. Freeman house, Winchester, Mass.

Set of twenty-one architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Maurice T. Freeman in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #1627-A) including four elevations, seven plans, two cross sections, two renderings, one plot plan, and five drawings. Some drawings are signed and ...

Date: 1959-1960

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

GUSN: 330742

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1627-A

Maurice T. Freeman house, Winchester, Mass.

Set of two architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Maurice T. Freeman in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #1627-B) including one elevation and one detail. One drawing is signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows. Alterations include a basement kitchen and baseme...

Date: 1961

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

GUSN: 330743

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1627-B

Maurice T. Freeman house, Winchester, Mass.

Twelve black-and-white photographic prints of house in Winchester, Massachusetts with alterations designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1961 for Maurice T. Freeman.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330744

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.FreemanM

Robert Potter house, Winchester, Mass.

Set of two architectural drawings for a garden house for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Potter in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #2790) including one elevation and one detail. Drawings are dated but not signed. Commissions #1627-A and #1627-B are for alterations to main house. Drawings depict a garde...

Date: 2000

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

GUSN: 330746

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2790

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 #1628) including four elevations and three plans. All drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills. Drawings depict a two-story saltbox Garrison Colonial Revival-style house with a clap...

Date: 1956, undated

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

GUSN: 330747

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1628

J. S. Myers house, Weston, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings of alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Myers in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1629) including three elevations, two plans, and two details. All drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no drawings are dated. Alterations include an addition to...

Date: 1956, undated

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

GUSN: 330749

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1629

George W. Benedict Jr. house, Cohasset, Mass.

Set of thirty-two architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. George W. Benedict Jr. in Cohasset, Massachusetts (commission #1632) including seven elevations, four plans, two plot plans, one rendering, and seventeen details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; most d...

Date: 1956-1957

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

GUSN: 330751

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1632

Busch Gardens, Pasadena, California

Beer magnate Adolphus Busch created extensive botanical gardens which served as a backdrop for fairy tale figures to amuse his grandchildren. The gardens were open to the public and constituted an early southern California themepark. Robert Gordon Fraser was the landscape architect and designer.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330757

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.095

Flower beautiful, George H. Peterson, Inc., rose and peony specialists, Fair Lawn, New Jersey

Guidance in selecting and planting peonies in home gardens is provided by the nursery. There is a loose order form dated fall 1929.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330759

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.096

My Better homes & gardens' garden helper, edited by Alfred Carl Hottes, published by Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa

A month by month guide to planting gives help in soil preparation, recommended plants, watering and maintenance. There are separate chapters on such topics as pests, bulbs, trees and vines. Plans for preparing small and formal gardens are described. There is a loose newspaper clipping on fall bloom...

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330760

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.097

How to grow the best lawn and garden in your neighborhood, a complete guide to gardening and landscaping, edited by Edward L. Throm and Betty M. Kanameishi, Popular Mechanics, 200 E. Ontario St., Chicago, Illinois

Soil preparation, vegetable garden planning, lawn renovation, outdoor fireplaces and furniture and garden walks are among the many topics covered in this handbook.

Date: 1951

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330761

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.098

F. Marsena Butts house, Lincoln, Mass.

Set of nineteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. F. Marsena Butts in Lincoln, Massachusetts (commission #1633) including three elevations, three plans, two plot plans, one topographic map, one cross section, one rendering, and eight details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wi...

Date: 1956-1957

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

GUSN: 330764

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1633

Arthur J. Hassett Jr. house, Brockton, Mass.

Set of eighteen architectural drawings of house for Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hassett Jr. in Brockton, Massachusetts (commission #1634) including three elevations, four plans, one cross section, one rendering, and ten details. Some drawings are signed by Warren J. Rhoter; all drawings are dated. Dr...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330766

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1634

Harold A. Grout house, Barrington, R.I.

Set of twenty-three architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Harold A. Grout in Barrington, Rhode Island (commission #1637) including three elevations, three plans, two plot plans, one landscape plan, two sketches, one rendering, and eleven details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wi...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330768

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1637

Baldwin Sayer house, Middletown, R.I.

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for Dr. and Mrs. Baldwin Sayer in Middletown, Rhode Island (commission #1638) including four elevations, three plans, two plot plans, two renderings, and four details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills or Warren J. Rhoter. Drawi...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330770

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1638

Baldwin Sayer house, Middletown, R.I.

Set of five architectural drawings of house for Dr. and Mrs. Baldwin Sayer in Middletown, Rhode Island (commission #1638-A) including three elevations and two plans. All drawings are dated. Design is an alternative to that shown in commission #1638. Drawings depict a one-story Gambrel Cape Cod-st...

Date: 1958

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

GUSN: 330772

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1638-A

Edward R. Sherman house, Middletown, R.I.

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Edward R. Sherman in Middletown, Rhode Island (commission #1639) including four elevations, three plans, two plot plans, one cross section, and twelve details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows, Ken Duprey, or R...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330773

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1639

C. Louis Gagnebin house, Wellesley, Mass.

Set of twenty-three architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. C. Louis Gagnebin in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #1640) including five elevations, six plans, one cross section, and eleven details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; two drawings are dates. ...

Date: 1956-1957

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

GUSN: 330775

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1640

John T. Dalyrymple house, Bolton, Mass.

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Mr. John T. Dalyrymple in Bolton, Massachusetts (commission #1641-A) including three elevations, four plans, three sketches, and one detail. Some drawings are signed and dated by Warren J. Rhoter. Included in the drawings are unnumbered and undated d...

Date: 1963

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

GUSN: 330777

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1641-A

Arthur W. Keylor house, Darien, Conn.

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Keylor in Darien, Connecticut (commission #1642) including two elevations, three plans, and three details. Some drawings are signed and dated by John F. Howard or Warren J. Rhoter. Drawings depict a two-story saltbox Cape Co...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330778

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1642

Fields Point Manufacturing Corp. (builder) house, Barnstable, Mass.

Set of five architectural drawings of house for builder Fields Point Manufacturing Corp. in Barnstable, Massachusetts (commission #1643) including two elevations and three plans. Drawings are dated. Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a wood shingle roof and a clapboard and flus...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330780

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1643

Fields Point Manufacturing Corp. (builder) house, Barnstable, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for builder Fields Point Manufacturing Corp. in Barnstable, Massachusetts (commission #1644) including three elevations, two plans, one rendering, and three details. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Ken Duprey; most drawings are dated. Drawin...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330782

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1644

Fields Point Manufacturing Corp. (builder) house, Barnstable, Mass.

Set of five architectural drawings of house for builder Fields Point Manufacturing Corp. in Barnstable, Massachusetts (commission #1644-A) including three elevations, one plan and one plot plan. Drawings are dated. Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house that is a variation of the design...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330784

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1644-A

Fields Point Manufacturing Corp. (builder) house, Barnstable, Mass.

Set of three architectural drawings of house for builder Fields Point Manufacturing Corp. in Barnstable, Massachusetts (commission #1644-B) including two elevations and one plan. Most drawings are signed by Ken Duprey; all drawings are dated. Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house that ...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330786

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1644-B

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