Historic New England

John M. Powell house, Waban, Mass.

Set of thirty architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. John M. Powell in Waban, Massachusetts (commission #1822) including three plans, four elevations, fourteen details, one plot plan, two cross sections, and two framing plans. Two-story French-style house with a two car garage; asphalt ...

Date: 1961

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

GUSN: 331622

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1822

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

Set of ten architectural drawings for I. Allan Balfour (developer) in Cape Cottage, Maine (commission #1608) including six elevations and four plans. All drawings are signed by Richard Wills; no drawings are dated. Two-story Ranch/Cape with two car, salt box garage; asphalt shingle roof; clapboa...

Date: 1956, undated

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

GUSN: 331624

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1608

I. Alan Balfour (developer) house, Portland, Maine

One architectural drawing for I. Allan Balfour (developer) in Portland, Maine (commission #1356) including one preliminary combined elevation and plan drawing. Drawing is dated Office One-story building with a wood shingle roof. Building has a shingle and clapboard exterior, contains one room...

Date: 1951

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

GUSN: 331626

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1356

Roger W. Mills house, Wayland, Mass.

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Mr. Roger W. Mills in Wayland, Massachusetts (commission #724) including three elevations, two framing plans, and three plans. All drawings are dated and signed by Nathaniel Perry Tufts, and Valtz Two-story Cape Cod house with cedar shingle roof; ...

Date: 1940

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

GUSN: 331629

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.724

Francis K. McKnight house, Pittsburgh, Penn.

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Francis H. McKnight in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (commission #757) including three elevations and three plans. All drawings are dated and signed by Merton S. Barrows. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival house with a slate roof and clapboard...

Date: 1940

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

GUSN: 331631

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.757

Miss Christine E. Evarts house, South Weymouth, Mass.

Set of Thirteen architectural drawings of house for Miss. Christine E. Evarts in South Weymouth, Massachusetts (commission #876) including four elevations, three plans, and six details. Most drawings are dated. Most are signed by Merton Barrows and Robert Minot Drawings depict a two-story Cape C...

Date: 1941

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

GUSN: 331633

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.876

Surface Combustion

Two architectural drawings for Surface Combustion in unknown location (commission #986). Drawings are dated but not signed. Building has a living room with a fireplace, study, dining room, kitchen, lavatory, three bedrooms, one bath, covered porch, and a one car garage.

Date: 1944

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

GUSN: 331635

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.986

Arthur W. Clapp house, Walpole, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Clapp in Walpole, Massachusetts (commission #981) including three elevations, three plans, and three details. All drawings are dated and signed by Leon Keach and Robert Minot. Drawings depict a two-story Garrison Colonial hous...

Date: 1944

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

GUSN: 331637

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.981

Arthur W. Clapp house, Walpole, Mass.

One architectural drawing of house for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Clapp in Walpole, Massachusetts (commission #981-A) including one elevation. No drawings are dated but are signed by Robert Minot. build in furniture for a boy's room. 2017 gift

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 331639

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.981-A

Arthur W. Clapp house, Walpole, Mass.

Set of four architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Clapp in Walpole, Massachusetts (commission #981) including one elevation, one plan, and one detail. All drawings are dated, but none are signed. addition of a two car garage. removed photocopies of 1944 drawings. 2017 ...

Date: 2012

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

GUSN: 331640

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.981-A2

R. B. Foye house, Portsmouth, N.H.

Set of forteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs R. B. Foye in Portsmouth N.H. (commission #984) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan and six details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Rober Minot and Ken Duprey. two-story Cape Cod wood shingle roof with two car...

Date: 1945-1946

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

GUSN: 331641

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.984

Kenison M. Hill house, Concord, N.H.

Set of twelve architectural drawings for a house for Kenison M. Hill, Concord, New Hampshire (commission #1058) including four elevations, five plans, two framing plans, and one detail. Drawings are not signed, but are dated. Two-story Cape Cod with two front dormers; cedar shingle roof with a c...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 331643

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1058

Landscape gardening, compiled by F.J. Taylor, Boy Scouts of America, Two Park Avenue, New York, New York

Background on landscape gardening is provided with considerations given to planning, plants, buildings and landscape features for Boy Scouts trying to earn merit badges in this area. Vocational opportunities are described and there is a short bibliography.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331645

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.139

How to beautify the home grounds, H.D. Hemenway, Massachusetts State Board of Agriculture, Boston, Mass.

Steps for planning landscape design to improve home properties are described.

Date: 1910-04-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331650

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.140

True Temper garden book, 9th ed., The American Fork & Hoe Company, Cleveland, Ohio

The catalog covers planning, and soil preparation in the creation of vegetable and flower gardens using True Temper tools. Text on the title page reads "March 1, 1932."

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 331654

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.141

Charles H. Brierly house, Wilbraham, Mass.

Set of sixteen architectural drawings of house for Charles H. Brierly in Wilbraham, Mass (commission #1089) including three plans, two elevations, nine details, and one cross sections. Drawings are signed by Walter Pratt, Merton Barrows, and Warren Rhoter. All plans are dated Drawings depict a t...

Date: 1947-1949

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

GUSN: 331661

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1089

Herbert T. Lorentzen house, Englewood, N.J.

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Herbert T. Lorentzen in Englewood, N.J. (commission #1156) including two elevations, three plans, one rendering, and eight details. Most drawings are signed by Walter Pratt and Merton Barrows; drawings are dated. Drawings depict a o...

Date: 1948

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

GUSN: 331664

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1156

Paul S. Emerson house, Wakefield, Mass.

Eight architectural drawings for alterations and additions to an existing house for Mr. Paul S. Emerson in Wakefield, Massachusetts (commission #1136). Some drawings are signed and dated by Robert Minot and initialed by other architects. Alterations and Additions to existing house - new kitchen, ...

Date: 1947-1949

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

GUSN: 331670

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1136

Westinghouse Electric "Ideal" model house, Hartford, Conn.

One architectural drawing of "Ideal" model house for Westinghouse Electric in Hartford, Connecticut (commission #1149) including one elevation. Drawing is signed by Ken Duprey. Drawing depict a front elevation of house with a shingle and flushboard exterior.

Date: 1948

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

GUSN: 331672

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1149

Herbert T. Lorentzen, Englewood, N.J.

One architectural drawing for alterations and additions for Mr. Herbert T. Lorentzen in Englewood, NJ (commission #1156-A). Drawing is signed and dated by Warren Rhoter. A&A drawing depicts a new covered porch

Date: 1951

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

GUSN: 331675

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1156-A

Sylvan A Goodman house, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.

Set of five architectural drawings for a house for Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan Goodman in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts (commission #1187). All drawings are dated and signed by Leon Keach. Drawings deptict a one-story Ranch hose with an asphalt shingle roof. The house has a living room with a firepl...

Date: 1948

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

GUSN: 331677

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1187

Sylvan A. Goodman house, Martha's Vineyard, Mass.

Eleven architectural drawings for alterations and additions for an existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Sylvan A. Goodman in Martha's Vineyard (commission #1695). All drawings are signed and dated by R. Boynton. Drawings depict addition to #1187 addition with laundry, bathroom and a bedroom. Secon...

Date: 1958-1967

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

GUSN: 331678

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1695

John Sugden house, Weston, Mass.

Set of sixteen architectural drawings for a house for Mr. and Mrs. John Sugden in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1202). Some drawings are signed and dated by Warren Rhoter and Robert Minot. Drawings depict a one-story Ranch/Cape Cod house with a two car garage, an asphalt shingle roof; clapb...

Date: 1949

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

GUSN: 331680

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1202

Nathan Edson house, Swampscott, Mass.

Set of eighteen architectural drawings for a house for Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Edson in Swampscott, Masschusetts (commission #1204). Most drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey, Robert Minot, Merton Barrows, and Warren Rhoter. Drawings depict a two-story Gambrel Cape Cod house with a garage, an...

Date: 1948

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

GUSN: 331684

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1204

Carleton Ginsburg house, Swampscott

Set of twelve architectural drawings for alterations and additions to an existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Ginsburg in Swampscott, Massachusetts (commission #1204-A). Some drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills and other architects. Alterations and additions to commission #`1204...

Date: 1968-1969

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

GUSN: 331686

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1204-A

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

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