Historic New England

Paul E. Thorson house, Setauket, N.Y.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of house for Paul E. Thorson in Setauket, New York (commission #1537) including six elevations, two plans, one plot plan, one rendering, one interior elevation, and six details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Ken Duprey, John Howard, ...

Date: 1955-1959

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

GUSN: 330145

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1537

William Wallis house, Waltham, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for William Wallis in Waltham, Massachusetts (commission #1538) including two elevations, two plans, one plot plan, one topographic map, one rendering, and one interior elevation. Most drawings are signed by Warren J. Rhoter. Topographic map is by civil e...

Date: 1955-1956

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

GUSN: 330147

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1538

Charles S. Sykes house, Springfield, Penn.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Sykes in Springfield, Pennsylvania (commission #1541) including three elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and nine details. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers, a o...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330149

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1541

Edward L. Dewhirst house, Belmont, Mass.

Thirteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1955 for Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Dewhirst in Belmont, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330159

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.DewhirstE

Lillian L. Wright house, Milton, Mass.

Fifteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1955 for Lillian L. Wright in Milton, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330160

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.WrightL

Willard Howard house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Twenty black-and-white photographic prints of house in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1939 for Willard Howard.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330161

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.HowardW

Walter L. Barker house, Nashua, N.H.

Thirty-two black-and-white photographic prints of house in Nashua, New Hampshire designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1955 for Walter L. Barker.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330162

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.BarkerW

John Lyman house, Springfield, Mass.

Eight black-and-white photographic prints of house in Springfield, Massachusetts designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1941 for John Lyman.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330163

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.LymanJ

Carl E. Hine house, Springfield, Mass.

Thirteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1941 for Carl E. Hine in Springfield, Massachusetts. Floorplan of kitchen and eating area do not match architectural drawings.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330164

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.HineC

Frederic Hinds house, Ipswich, Mass.

Fourteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1939 for Frederic Hinds in Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330165

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.HindsF

Roger W. Gates house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Nine black-and-white photographic prints of house in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1931 for Roger W. Gates.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330166

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.GatesR

James E. Nesworthy house, Winchester, Mass.

Four black-and-white photographic prints of house in North Falmouth, Massaschusetts designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1949 for Benjamin F. Kraus. House depicted differs slightly from associated architectural drawings.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330167

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.KrausB

George F. Quimby house, Wellesley, Mass.

Two black-and-white photographic prints of house in Wellesley, Massachusetts designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1928 for George F. Quimby.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 330168

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.QuimbyG

Edmund W. Nutter house, East Bridgewater, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Edmund W. Nutter in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts (commission #1543) including three elevations, two plans, one interior elevation, and three details. Also present are seven blueprints of drawings for original house dated 194...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330171

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1543

Dorothy Nutter house, East Bridgewater, Mass.

Set of four architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Dorothy Nutter in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts (commission #2955). Detail drawings depict additional alterations to commission #1543. Alterations include bookcases, a box window, and a fireplace mantel.

Date: 2006

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

GUSN: 330172

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2955

Carl A. Runberg house, South Ashburnham, Mass.

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Runberg in South Ashburnham, Massachusetts (commission #1544) including three elevations, two plans, one cross section, one rendering, and seven details. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; most drawings ...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330173

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1544

William G. Burt house, Weston, Mass.

Set of nineteen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for William G. Burt in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1545) including ten elevations, seven plans, and two details. Some drawings are signed by Robert E. Minot. Eight of the drawings have no commission number and have the n...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330175

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1545

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

Set of twenty-seven architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Cargill Jr. in Boxford, Massachusetts (commission #1548) including four elevations, three plans, two cross sections, one interior elevation, one framing plan, one rendering, and fifteen details. Most drawings are signed b...

Date: 1955-1956

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

GUSN: 330177

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1548

John Coburn house, Needham, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. John Coburn in Needham, Massachusetts (commission #1549) including three elevations, two plans, one framing plan, one rendering, and one detail. Rendering is signed by Royal Barry Wills. Most drawings are dated. ...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330178

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1549

Sam G. Baggett house, Framingham, Mass.

Set of nineteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Sam G. Baggett in Framingham, Massachusetts (commission #1550) including three elevations, two plans, one plot plan, three renderings, one sketch, and nine details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Merton S. Barrows, or J...

Date: 1957-1958

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

GUSN: 330179

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1550

James E. Nesworthy house, Weston, Mass.

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. James E. Nesworthy in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1551) including three elevations, two plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and six details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Warren J. Rhoter; some drawings are d...

Date: 1955-1956

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

GUSN: 330181

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1551

James E. Nesworthy house, Weston, Mass.

Set of architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. James E. Nesworthy in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1551-A) including three elevations, one plan, and one detail. Some drawings are signed and dated by John F. Howard. Alterations include a porch and garage addi...

Date: 1961

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

GUSN: 330182

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1551-A

Grace Ellen Belcher house, Longmeadow, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Mrs. Grace Ellen Belcher in Longmeadow, Massachusetts (commission #1552) including four elevations, two plans, one cross section, and two details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey, Robert E. Minot, or Warren J. Rhoter. Drawings depic...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330183

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1552

Edward L. Dewhirst house, Belmont, Mass.

Set of twenty-three architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Dewhirst in Belmont, Massachusetts (commission #1555) including three elevations, three plans, one cross section, one plot plan, one topographic map, one rendering, and thirteen details. Most drawings are signed and dated...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330185

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1555

Morton Grossman house, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Morton Grossman in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (commission #1556) including three elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one sketch, two renderings, and seven details. Some drawings are signed and dated by R...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330186

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1556

Robert Kiehl house, Summit, N.J.

Set of twenty-three architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kiehl in Summit, New Jersey (commission #1557) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one sketch, one interior elevation, one rendering, and twelve details. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style hous...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330187

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1557

James W. Zarbock house, Westport, Conn.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. James W. Zarbock in Westport, Connecticut (commission #1560) including four elevations, three plans, and two details. Drawings depict a two-story Gambrel Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a livin...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330189

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1560

Donald Corbett house, Winslow, Maine

Set of nine architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Donald Corbett in Winslow, Maine (commission #1562) including two elevations, two plans, and five details. All drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey, Robert E. Minot, or Warren J. Rhoter. Alterations inclu...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330191

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1562

J. Keith Butters house, Lexington, Mass.

Set of two architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. J. Keith Butters in Lexington, Massachusetts (commission #1563) including one elevation and one plan. All drawings are signed and dated by Merton S. Barrows. Alterations include the addition of one bedroom and on...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330192

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1563

Albert E. Paine house, Lincoln, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Albert E. Paine in Lincoln, Massachusetts (commission #1565) including three elevations, two plans, two plot plans, one rendering, and one detail. Most drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Merton S. Barrows, or Warren J. Rho...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330193

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1565

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

Set of six architectural drawings of house for builder John Raymond Lester in Longmeadow, Massachusetts (commission #1566) including three elevations and three plans. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a living room with fireplace...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330195

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1566

Frank M. Beckerman house, Brookline, Mass.

Set of thirty-one architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Beckerman in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #1566) including four elevations, four plans, two topographic maps, one cross section, two framing plans, one rendering, and seventeen details. Some drawings are signed and d...

Date: 1955-1956

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

GUSN: 330197

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1569

William H. Danforth Jr. house, Oyster Harbors, Mass.

Set of eighteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. William H. Danforth Jr. in Oyster Harbors, Massachusetts (commission #1539) including one plot plan, one rendering, and sixteen rough sketches. Some drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot. Plot plan was m...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 330199

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1539

Theodore J. Vaitses house, Melrose, Mass.

Set of thirty-one architectural drawings for alterations to existing multi-family house for Mr. and Mrs. Theodore J. Vaitses in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #1575) including one plan and thirty details. Many drawings are marked void or are incomplete. Some drawings are signed by Richard Wills.

Date: 1955-1956

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

GUSN: 330201

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1575

George F. Burgess garage, Walpole, Mass.

Set of four architectural drawings of garage for George F. Burgess in Walpole, Massachusetts (commission #1620) including two elevations and two plans. Drawings are dated. Drawings depict a three-car garage with an office and storage area.

Date: 1956

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

GUSN: 330671

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1620

Lewis G. King house, Chilmark, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Lewis G. King in Chilmark, Massachusetts (commission #1621) including three elevations, two plans, one cross section, one rendering, and two details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot. Altera...

Date: 1956

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

GUSN: 330672

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1621

Walter A. Stewart house, Bristol, R.I.

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Stewart in Bristol, Rhode Island (commission #1622) including five elevations, two plans, one topographic map, one rendering, and three details. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills but are not dated. Topog...

Date: 1956, undated

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

GUSN: 330673

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1622

Mrs. R. L. Whitman house, Beverly Farms, Mass.

Set of five architectural drawings of house for Mrs. R. L. Whitman in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts (commission #1623) including two plans, two plot plans, and one rendering. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Merton S. Barrows; two drawings are dated. Drawings depict a one-story Cap...

Date: 1956

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

GUSN: 330675

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1623

First Church of Christ Scientist, Winchester, Mass.

Set of sixty-three architectural drawings of First Church of Christ Scientist in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #1627) including six elevations, six plans, one plot plan, one topographic map, three electrical plans, three heating plans, five framing plans, three air conditioning plans, three ...

Date: 1957-1958

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

GUSN: 330677

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1627

Making of a new garden, Crittenden House, Matfield, Kent, B.P. Tomsett, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, London, United Kingdom

The author describes the reclaiming and creation of a garden on neglected land. The item is reprinted from The Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, vol. 85, part 2, February 1960.

Date: 1960

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330684

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.089

Better gardening, what, when and how to plant, a complete handbook of suggestions and instructions for the home gardener, 4th ed., by Harry R. O'Brien, The Union Fork and Hoe Company, Columbus, Ohio

The handbook describes tools, soil, cultivation, shrubs, flowers, watering and pest control for home gardeners.

Date: 1931-04-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330685

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.090

Ornamental cast iron garden furniture, manufactured by Smyser-Royer Company, York, Pennsylvania

Chairs, settees and hitching posts are described in the brochure. The business also manufactures exterior lighting fixtures. The Philadelphia office is at 803 Architects Building.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330687

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.025

Lawn and garden furniture, no. 77, Popular Mechanics Press, Chicago, Illinois

Text on the front cover reads, "Modern bent-tube furniture, arbor and seat combinations, two-seat swing, lawn chair with colonial touch, barrow chair, weatherproof dining sets."

Date: 1942

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330689

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.026

Garden furniture of distinction, W.A. Snow Iron Works, Inc., 32 Portland Street, Boston, Mass.

Chairs, benches, tables, weather vanes and doorstops are described. Snow furniture can be seen on the terraces and courtyard garden at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts on pages 30-31.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330690

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.027

Garden furniture, edited by Perry S. Graffam, General Publishing Co., Inc., Chicago, Illinois

The do-it-yourself articles were compiled from "Popular homecraft magazine." Lawn and garden furniture of different styles, garden pools, hose reels, sun dials and a wishing well are described.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330691

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.028

Lincraft book of fences & furniture, New Jersey Fence Company, Burlington, New Jersey

Fences, garden and porch furniture, birdhouses and cabins are described for customers. There is a loose, blank order form. The front cover has the numbers "3" and "5" pasted on it.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330695

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.029

Rustic cedar furniture, Potash-Marl, Inc., estate & garden service, 509 Madison Avenue, New York, New York

Garden structures, furniture and birdhouses are described for potential customers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330697

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.030

How to build outdoor fireplaces and lawn furniture, Arco Publishing Company, Inc., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York

Plans for building outdoor fireplaces and furniture are described. Barbecue grills, utensils and recipes are provided as well. The title is a reissue of a Fawcett Publications title which reprinted articles from "Mechanix illustrated."

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330699

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.031

Summer suggestion, Old Hickory hand made, the ideal out-door furniture, manufactured by The Old Hickory Chair Co., Martinsville, Indiana

Old Hickory furniture can be used inside as well as for porch, lawn and garden settings.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330701

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.032

Heart cypress tubs, rustic work, English garden furniture, Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford, New Jersey

The nursery manufactures and sells a variety of plant tubs, furniture and outdoor structures. Text on the front cover reads, "Tubs on the porch are the garden's recompense."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330703

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.033

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