Historic New England

William Miller garage, Marblehead, Mass.

One architectural drawing of two-car garage for Mr. William Miller in Marblehead, Massachusetts (commission #1870-A). Drawing is signed and dated by Robert E. Minot.

Date: 1962

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

GUSN: 330444

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1870-A

Edwin W. Fiske Jr. house, Kennebunkport, Maine

Set of thirteen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs.Edwin W. Fiske Jr. in Kennebunkport, Maine (commission #1873) including five elevations, three plans, and five details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Harmon J. Kiley Jr. or Richard Wills.

Date: 1962

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

GUSN: 330445

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1873

Parker D. Perry house, Walpole, Mass.

Set of twenty-six architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Parker D. Perry in Walpole, Massachusetts (commission #1879) including six elevations, eight plans, ten preliminary sketches, and two details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows or Philip...

Date: 1962

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

GUSN: 330446

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1879

W. R. Kenyon house, Lexington, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for W. R. Kenyon in Lexington, Massachusetts (commission #1048) including four elevations, two plans, three framing plans, and three details. No drawings are signed; all are dated. Drawings depict a one-story Gambrel Cape Cod-style house with a saltbo...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 330451

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1048

Philip W. Yeatman house, Little Compton, R.I.

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Philip W. Yeatman in Little Compton, Rhode Island (commission #1048-2) including two elevations, four plans, and one detail. No drawings are signed or dated. Drawings depict a one-story ranch-style house with a shingle roof and a clapboard, shingle...

Date: 1946, undated

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

GUSN: 330453

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1048-2

John Raymond Lester (builder) house, Springfield, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for builder John Raymond Lester in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #1066) including five elevations, one plan, and two details. Drawings are dated but not signed. Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard exterior. House ...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 330455

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1066

George Eleanor Shaw house, Worcester, Mass.

Set of fifteen architectural drawings for alterations and addition to existing house of Miss George Eleanor Shaw in Worcester, Massachusetts (commission #1078-A) including one elevation, six plans, one plot plan, five rough sketches, and one detail. Some drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Ba...

Date: 1947

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

GUSN: 330457

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1078-A

Malcolm Burroughs house, Scarsdale, N.Y.

Set of three architectural drawings of house for Malcolm Burroughs in Scarsdale, New York (commission #1082) including two plans and one rendering. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Merton S. Barrows; two drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story Garrison Colonial Revival-style ho...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 330458

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1082

Robert D. Barker house, Nashua, N.H.

Set of six architectural drawings of house for Robert D. Barker in Nashua, New Hampshire (commission #1088) including four plans and two renderings. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Merton S. Barrows; most drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house wit...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 330460

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1088

Judson P. Dunaway house, Dover, N.H.

Set of seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house of Judson P. Dunaway in Dover, New Hampshire (commission #1097) including one elevation, four plans, one sketch, and one rendering. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Merton S. Barrows; two drawings are dated.

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 330462

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1097

Marion S. Weber house, East Sullivan, N.H.

Set of three architectural drawings of house for Mrs. Marion S. Weber in East Sullivan, New Hampshire (commission #1111) including two plans and one rendering. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Merton S. Barrows; most drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house....

Date: 1947

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

GUSN: 330463

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1111

Walter H. Moreton house, Falmouth, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Walter H. Moreton in Falmouth, Massachusetts (commission #1112) including three elevations, two plans, one cross section, and one plot plan. Drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows or Walter H. Pratt. Drawings depict a one-story ranch-st...

Date: 1947

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

GUSN: 330465

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1112

George F. Hinchliffe house, Cohasset, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for George F. Hinchcliffe in Cohasset, Massachusetts (commission #1118) including three elevations, three plans, one topographic map, and three plot plans. Some drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows or Robert E. Minot. Topographic map is by Wil...

Date: 1947

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

GUSN: 330467

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1118

O. S. Cook house, Greenfield, N.H.

Set of seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Cook in Greenfield, New Hampshire (commission #1890) including two elevations, two plans, two preliminary sketches, and one detail. Some drawings are signed and dated by Harmon J. Kiley Jr. or Richard Wills....

Date: 1962

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

GUSN: 330469

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1890

Earl L. Douglass house, Princeton, N.J.

Set of twenty-one architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Douglass in Princeton, New Jersey (commission #1125) including four elevations, three plans, and fourteen details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Robert E. Minot, or Walter H. Pratt. Drawings de...

Date: 1947

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

GUSN: 330470

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1125

Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn R. R. Station, Revere Beach, Mass.

A color postcard depicting the Revere Beach station of the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn narrow gauge railroad.

Date: 1909

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 330472

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3990.0080.016

Narrow Gauge Railroad Station, Revere Beach, Mass.

A color postcard depicting people waiting for the train at the Revere Beach station of the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn narrow gauge railroad.

Date: 1913

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 330473

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3990.0080.017

Narrow Gauge Railroad Station, Revere Beach, Mass.

A color postcard depicting a train coming into the narrow gauge railroad station at Revere Beach with people disembarking.

Date: 1910

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 330474

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3990.0080.018

Dartmouth, Winthrop, Revere Beach, and Lynn Ferry Boat

One color postcard of the ferry Dartmouth between East Boston and Boston; part of the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn narrow gauge railroad.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 330475

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3990.0080.019

Revere Beach, Mass. Surf

A color postcard depicting the surf and shorline of Revere Beach. The boulevard, nautical gardens and state bath house and pavilions are seen in the background.

Date: 1909

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 330476

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.3990.0080.020

Preliminary Study for a Theatre in Boston, Mass.

This preliminary study for a theater in Boston is believed to be the Colonial Theatre. The preliminary study is by the New York City firm James M. Wood and John G. Howard Associated Architects.

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 330477

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0250.009

Edward A. Long house, Bloomfield, Mich.

Set of eighteen architectural drawings of house for Edward A. Long in Bloomfield, Michigan (commission #1126) including three elevations, eleven plans, two plot plans, one sketch, and one rendering. Rendering is signed by Royal Barry Wills; some drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story Ca...

Date: 1947

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

GUSN: 330478

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1126

Ruth H. Eddy and Alice Shephard Gilman house, Old Bennington, Vt.

Set of thirty-two architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Ruth H. Eddy and Alice Shephard Gilmore in Old Bennington, Vermont (commission #1137) including five elevations, three plans, one plot plan, and twenty-three details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Walter H. Pratt ...

Date: 1948-1949

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

GUSN: 330480

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1137

John Raymond Lester (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for builder John Raymond Lester in an unidentified location (commission #1143) including four elevations and three plans. Drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a saltbox garage, a bow ...

Date: 1947

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

GUSN: 330481

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1143

Westinghouse Electric "Deluxe" model house, West Hartford, Conn.

Set of twenty-eight architectural drawings of "Deluxe" model house for Westinghouse Electric in West Hartford, Connecticut (commission #1147) including five elevations, seven plans, three heating plans, one rendering, and twelve details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Merto...

Date: 1947-1948

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

GUSN: 330483

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1147

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

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

Set of two architectural drawings of house for builder Fields Point Manufacturing Corp. in Barnstable, Massachusetts (commission #1644-B) including two plans. Drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house that is a variation of the design of commiss...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330788

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1644-D

James L. Whelan house, Cohasset, Mass.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. James L. Whelan in Cohasset, Massachusetts (commission #1645) including seven elevations, six plans, one rendering, and three details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Ken Duprey, Warren J. Rhoter, or Richard W...

Date: 1957

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

GUSN: 330790

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1645

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