Historic New England

Edward H. Williams house, Falmouth, Mass.

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Williams in Falmouth, Massachusetts (commission #1387) including seven elevations, five plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and eight details. Several drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills, Robert E. Minot, or...

Date: 1952

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

GUSN: 328894

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1387

Farquhar's bulbs 1902, R. & J. Farquhar & Co., 6 and 7 South Market Street, Boston, Mass.

German irises are illustrated on the front cover with Japanese irises on the back cover. All catalog pages are missing. The magazine "Country life in America" is offered free with purchases at certain dollar amounts. Hitchings' Patent Hot Water Boiler for greenhouses is described with an illustrati...

Date: 1902

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328895

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.040

Joy of living out of doors, Mershon-Eddy-Parker Co., Saginaw, Michigan

The business sells Arcadian Garden Furniture made of northern white pine. Two loose sheets, a net price list and a net price list to dealers, are included.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328898

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.020

American lawn fence, American Steel & Wire Company, New York, New York

1 brochure : illustrations (some color) ; 9 x 6 inches

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328901

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.002.012

St. Andrews Architectural Drawings collection, Newcastle, Maine, 1883

This collection contains architectural drawings for St. Andrews Church, an Episcopal Church in Newcastle, Maine. The church was designed by architect Henry Vaughan in 1883. The drawings include elevations and rudimentary floor plans. The drawings are ink on paper.

Date: 1883

Collection: St. Andrews Architectural Drawings collection, Newcastle, Maine, 1883

GUSN: 328981

Ref. Code: AR034

East and West Elevations

1 architectural drawing, ink on paper

Collection: St. Andrews Architectural Drawings collection, Newcastle, Maine, 1883

GUSN: 328984

Ref. Code: AR034.01

Section Drawing, Looking West

1 architectural drawing, ink on paper

Collection: St. Andrews Architectural Drawings collection, Newcastle, Maine, 1883

GUSN: 328985

Ref. Code: AR034.02

Elevation and Floorplan

1 architectural drawing, ink on paper

Collection: St. Andrews Architectural Drawings collection, Newcastle, Maine, 1883

GUSN: 328986

Ref. Code: AR034.03

North and South Elevations

1 architectural drawing, ink on paper

Collection: St. Andrews Architectural Drawings collection, Newcastle, Maine, 1883

GUSN: 328987

Ref. Code: AR034.04

Garden furniture, catalog no. 35, Hartmann-Sanders Co., 2155-87 Elston Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

The business manufactures chairs, benches and arbor structures. They are also the maker of Koll's Patent Lock-Joint Wood Columns. There is a price list dated February 1927. The Company has an office and showroom in New York City.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328989

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.021

Breck's, everything for farm, garden and lawn, 1934, Joseph Breck & Sons, 85 State Street, Boston, Mass.

The business sells grass and vegetable seeds, plants, flowers and tools and equipment for gardening and farming work. There is a price list and order form for roses between pages 32 and 33. Several order forms for other products are in the back of the catalog. The main office is on State Street wit...

Date: 1934

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328991

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.041

Garden rooms, conservatories, sunshine rooms, play places by Lord & Burnham Company, Irvington, New York and Des Plaines, Illinois

Plans and specifications are provided for different spaces the customer may be interested in.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328992

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.042

Glass enclosures, Lord & Burnham Company, Irvington, New York and Des Plaines, Illinois

Various styles of sunrooms, greenhouses and conservatories are described. A list of customers who have used the Company is provided inside the back cover.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 328994

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.043

Uncle John W. Stanley's store, Beverly, Mass., undated

One mounted albumen print of a woman outside Stanley's storefront located in the Odd Fellows' Building fronting Cabot Street in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 328995

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0290.0040.0041

Joseph Collins Wells architectural drawings

While these prepatory drawings are not formally indentified, they may be for a Newport, Rhode Island dwelling. The drawings are cut from a larger scrapbook and therefore contain additional images believed to be disassociated with the signed watercolor renderings by Joseph C. Wells. This collectio...

Date: undated

Collection: Joseph Collins Wells architectural drawings

GUSN: 329034

Ref. Code: AR035

Overlook Hills, Philadelphia's most beautiful suburb, Albrecht & Gourley, Inc., Packard Building, 15th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, Pa., circa 1925

Text on the front cover reads, "An ideal home site within the means of the average family." The features and advantages of the development are described with text, photographs, plans and maps. Albrecht & Gourley also had an office at York and Welsh Roads in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329036

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.163

Redlands, 'twixt mountains, desert and the sea, compiled by Roger W. Truesdail, written by Bruce W. McDaniel, Citrograph Printing Company, Redlands, California

Photographs with brief captions identify cultural landmarks, residences, and landscapes in the Redlands community.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329040

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.164

Twentieth century Redlands, the city of homes, fruits and flowers, printed by The Citrograph, Redlands, California

Demographics and photographs described Redlands cultural sites, residences, agriculture and landscapes.

Date: 1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329042

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.165

Photo-letter, Forest Hills Gardens, Forest Hills, Long Island, New York, Sage Foundation Homes Company, Forest Hills Gardens, Forest Hills, Long Island, New York

Features of the Forest Hills Gardens development are described for potential customers. Property photographs are identified with street names and owners.

Date: 1909

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329046

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.166

7 miles from downtown Boston in Oak Hill Village, Oak Hill Company, 163 Country Club Road, Oak Hill Village, Newton Centre, Mass.

Properties at 55 Rosalie Road and 8 Meadowbrook Road are described for potential buyers. The verso has driving directions and a map.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329047

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.167

Quaintness and charm in Oak Hill Village, Oak Hill Company, 163 Country Club Road, Oak Hill Village, Newton Centre, Mass.

Properties at 163 Country Club Road and 30 Rosalie Road are described for potential buyers. The verso has driving directions and a map.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329049

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.168

Price list, Oak Hill Village, Oak Hill Company, property office, 130 Country Club Road, Newton Centre, Mass.

Lots and prices for the Oak Hill Village development are provided for potential buyers. The sales agent for the Oak Hill Company is located at 118 South Street, Boston, Mass.

Date: 1928-05-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329050

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.169

Play and home planning, extracts from the tentative reports of the president's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership, National Recreation Association, 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, New York

Recommendations for play and recreation areas for children and adults in real estate developments are described in the item.

Date: 1931-1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329053

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.170

Recreation areas in real estate subdivisions, Playground and Recreation Association of America, 315 Fourth Avenue, New York, New York

A summary and chart provide a state-by-state listing of recreation areas in different subdivions.

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329055

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.171

Redlands, the radiant garden spot of California and a busy business centre, Redlands Chamber of Commerce, Redlands, California

The item has photographs of houses, schools, cultural sites, commercial buildings and agricultural and natural beauty areas.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329057

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.172

English garden homes, The Queensboro Corporation, Jackson Heights, New York

English garden style houses, designed by Robert Tappan to maximize green spaces, are described with floor plans for the Type C house.

Date: 1926

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329058

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.173

Suggestions for your home in Oak Hill Village, Oak Hill Company, 163 Country Club Road, Oak Hill Village, Newton Centre, Mass.

The houses, each designed by a different architect, have a description, price and in some cases a floor plan. The folder was prepared for an interested buyer. The folder has an envelope with the text "A portfolio of photographs from Oak Hill Village, Newton Center, Massachusetts."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329062

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.174

Bronxville, quiet charm and elegance, Lawrence Management, Inc., 4 Valley Road, Bronxville, New York

The development and features of the village is described.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329070

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.175

Booklet descriptive of Wyomissing Hills, a residence suburb of Reading, Pennsylvania and illustrating the manner in which the suburb will be developed, and the possibilities for attractive suburban homes in various localities, also showing a number of homes already erected, Wyomissing Hills, Inc., Pennsylvania

Plans for the various sections of the development are described for potential buyers. A double page drawing shows the suburb when fully developed. The highway, train and streetcar lines are at the lower portion of the drawing.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329071

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.176

Home among pines, Wheatley Heights Estates, ideal home sites for home lovers and investors in the most desirable sections of Long Island, Wheatley Heights Estates, Inc., 5th Avenue and 35th Street, New York, New York

Background on suburban New York real estate development is provided for potential buyers. Wheatley Heights Estates features are described. There is a color map showing Manhattan, Brooklyn and part of Long Island.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329073

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.177

Clearview, Clerevue, No. 2010, East Market Street, The Perkinswood Companies, Hippodrome Building, Warren, Ohio

The item gives notice that there will be an open house at the Clerevue house in the Perkinswood development in Warren, Ohio. There is a description of the property and a list of vendors that provided the materials and furnishings. The verso has photographs of other houses in the development.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329076

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.178

How they live and build in Marysville, a new industrial city rises on the shores of the Saint Clair, Wills and Associates starting from the ground, reprinted from Automobile Topics, January 29, 1921, New York, New York

The article describes the community planning and housing created by C. Harold Wills around his plant for the Wills Sainte Claire automobile in Maryville, Michigan.

Date: 1921-01-19

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329078

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.179

Seeley Brothers, manufacturers of Averill Paint, New York, Boston, Chicago

The plate house illustrations have descriptions and numbers for the Averill Paint samples in the front of the catalog. There are two Alabastine advertisements at the end of the catalog, one of which has color samples. Alabastine is a finish for walls and ceilings manufactured by the Alabastine Compa...

Date: 1880s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329081

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.005.142

Antique shop of Winifred E. Harding

A large photograph album with ivory cover and word Photographs on the cover. 39 pages of black and white photographs (total of 103 photographs) showing the antique shop collection of Winifred E. Harding of Woodstock, Vermont, the house, as well photographs of unidentified individuals, possibly fa...

Date: ca. 1940

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 329087

Ref. Code: PC009.291

Picturesque Redlands, Redlands, California

The Redlands community is described in terms of its agriculture, natural beauty, residences and business opportunities. Two photographs feature President McKinley who visited Redlands in May 1901 as part of a Pacific coast tour. The front cover illustration is signed "Gleason." The back cover has an...

Date: 1901

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329089

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.180

Suburban Long Island, the sunrise homeland, issued jointly by the Long Island Railroad Company and the Long Island Real Estate Board to promote the advantages of Long Island for suburban living, 47 West 34th Street, New York, New York

The directory has extensive descriptions of the villages and towns on Long Island. There are real estate ads and photographs. A map of the Long Island Railroad system is attached inside the back cover.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329093

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.181

Why we have chosen Forest Hills Gardens for our home, Will Phillip Hooper, Village Press, Forest Hills Gardens, New York

Resident testimonials are provided with photographs of the houses, streets and community areas.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329104

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.182

Sagamore and its surroundings, published by Sagamore Development Company, Bronxville, Westchester County, New York, New York

The features and houses of the Sagamore development are described in texts nd photographs. There is a map of the area.

Date: 1916

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329108

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.183

Holly Hill and Bayberry Beach, Dr. Edwin W. Dwight, Spartan Press, Inc., Boston, Mass.

The Holly Hill and Bayberry Beach developments in Marshfield are described in text, maps, photographs and floor plans. The architect on the floor plans is R. Clipston Sturgis. A real estate agent for the developments is available at 87 Milk Street in Boston.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329110

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.184

Views in Tuxedo Park, published by George Dart, Tuxedo, New York

1 booklet, 24 leaves : photographs ; 5 1/2 x 7 inches

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329113

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.185

Cliff Estates, Wellesley Hills, 120 Cliff Road, Wellesley, Mass.

A map has the layout of the Cliff Estates subdivision. There is a floor plan for a model home. A small map has train lines and the Massachusetts Turnpike. Everett M. Brooks is the civil engineer, located in Newtonville, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329117

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.186

A. Turner Wells (developer) house, Southbridge, Mass.

Partial set of four architectural drawings of house for developer A. Turner Wells in Southbridge, Massachusetts (commission #910) including three elevations and one plan. Two drawings are dated; no drawings are signed. Drawings depict a two-story Gambrel Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard and...

Date: 1942

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

GUSN: 329140

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.910

Mark V. Wadsworth (developer) house, Springfield, Mass.

Set of five architectural drawings of house for developer Mark V. Wadsworth in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #911) including four elevations and one plan. Drawings are not dated or signed. Drawings depict a two-story Gambrel Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard and flush board exterior...

Date: 1942, undated

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

GUSN: 329141

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.911

Mark V. Wadsworth (developer) house, Springfield, Mass.

Set of six architectural drawings of house for developer Mark V. Wadsworth in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #912) including four elevations and two plans. Drawings are not dated or signed. Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with saltbox garage, an asphalt shingle roof, and...

Date: 1942, undated

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

GUSN: 329142

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.912

Verney Mills, Inc. office building, Peterborough, N.H.

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of office building fro Verney Mills, Inc. in Peterborough, New Hampshire (commission #913) including one elevation, two plans, and eleven details. Most drawings are dated; some are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert Minot. Drawings depict a two-story Colo...

Date: 1942

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

GUSN: 329143

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.913

A. Turner Wells (developer) house, Southbridge, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for developer A. Turner Wells in Southbridge, Massachusetts (commission #914) including six elevations and four plans. Most drawings are dated; two drawings are signed by Robert E. Minot. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a saltbox ga...

Date: 1942

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

GUSN: 329149

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.914

Allen R. Gardner garage and apartment, Rye, N.Y.

Set of ten architectural drawings of garage and apartment for Allen R. Gardner in Rye, New York (commission #915) including four elevations, two plans, two framing plans, and two details. Several drawings are dated; no drawings are signed. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style building with...

Date: 1942

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

GUSN: 329150

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.915

Richard S. Robie farmhouse, Alton, N.H.

Set of twelve architectural drawings for alterations to existing farmhouse for Richard S. Robie in Alton, New Hampshire (commission #916) including two elevations, four plans, one plot plan, one sketch, and four details. Several drawings are dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot.

Date: 1942

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

GUSN: 329151

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.916

Marie E. Frost duplex house, unidentified location

Set of five architectural drawings of duplex house for Marie E. Frost at an unidentified location (commission #917) including two elevations and three plans. Some drawings are dated; no drawings are signed. Drawings depict a three-story Colonial Revival-style building with two front dormers, a sl...

Date: 1942

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

GUSN: 329152

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.917

Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, Wellesley, Mass.

Set of four architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #918) including four elevations. No drawings are dated or signed. Drawings depict a one-story cottage with a whitewashed brick, shingle, and rough siding exterior.

Date: 1942, undated

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

GUSN: 329153

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.918

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