Historic New England

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

Reynolds' Farms 1931, roses, gladiolus, chrysanthemums, lily of the valley, South Norwalk, Connnecticut

Reynolds cultivates varieties of roses, gladiolus and chrysanthemums. Planting and care directions are provided in the catalog. There are three loose pieces: 1)Planting directions for fall bulbs. 2)Cultural directions gladiolus. 3) Cultural directions phlox.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332297

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.148

Label, green peas, W.K. Lewis & Brothers, Boston, Mass.

The label identifies canned peas manufactured by the business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332298

Ref. Code: EP001.01.045.07.01.007

Everything for the garden 1918, Peter Henderson & Co., 35 & 37 Cortlandt Street, New York, New York

Vegetables, flowers, gardening implements, fertilizers and insecticides are described for customers. There is an extensive listing of gardening books. The front cover illustration is described at the bottom of page 192. It depicts LaFayette's visit to the Westover Plantation in Virginia. There is an...

Date: 1918

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332300

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.149

Everything for the garden 1938, Peter Henderson & Co., 35 Cortlandt Street, New York, New York

Vegetables, flowers, gardening implements, fertilizers and insecticides are described for customers. There is an extensive listing of gardening books. The front cover illustration is described at the bottom of page 1. Patrick Henry's home, Red Hill, in Virginia is used as the cover illustration.

Date: 1938

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332302

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.150

Walpole cedar furniture price list, Walpole Woodworkers, Walpole, Mass.

The business makes chairs, tables, Ogunquit tables, swings, rockers and other types of furniture.

Date: 1970

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332306

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.037

Edward A. Adey house, New Orleans, La.

4 plans, 4 elevations, 20 detail drawings, 1 cross section and two framing plans for a house for Mr. Thurber in New Orleans, Louisiana (commission #498). Drawings are undated & unsigned. *Note - There is one drawing with the name Lt. Edward A. Adey III referenced. This name was not on the bin...

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 332308

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.498

Angelo Zappala house,Lawrence, Mass.

6 plans, 9 elevations, 2 detail drawings, 3 plot plans, 47 preliminary sketches, 1 rendering for a house for Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Zappala in Lawrence, Massachusetts (Commission #1953). Some drawings are dated. Some drawings are initialed or signed by Merton Barrows or John Howard. Two-level Cape...

Date: 1963-1964

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

GUSN: 332309

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1953

J. K. Lilly house, West Falmouth, Mass.

3 plans, 4 elevations, 29 detail drawings, 1 plot plan of a house for Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Lilly III in West Falmouth, Massachusetts (Commission #1674). All drawings are dated and signed by Merton Barrows, Ken Duprey, Warren Rhoter, and C.A.E. Two-story Colonial Revival with a four car garage, w...

Date: 1952-1958

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

GUSN: 332311

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1674

Wallace Murray house, Dedham, Mass.

five plans, two elevations, six details, one plot plans with a cross section, of alterations and additions to a house for Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Murray in Dedham, Massachusetts. Plans are dated and signed by David Guild Dethlefs. Alterations and additions to an existing house (commission 1770).

Date: 1961

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

GUSN: 332313

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1847

Pual Gates house, Dedham, Mass.

two plans, one elevation, two deteail drawings, and one cross section of a house for Dr. Paul Gates in Dedham, Massachusetts (commission # 1770). All drawings are dated and signed by David Guild Dethlefs Alterations and additions to an existing house (see commission 1847)

Date: 1959-1960

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

GUSN: 332315

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1770

Catalog, the Elm City Nursery Co., Woodmont Nurseries Inc., New Haven, Connecticut

The catalog has trees, fruit trees, flowering shrubs and vines. Text on the back cover reads "The pioneer landcape nurseries of New England 1923."

Date: 1923

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332325

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.152

New ideas in home landscaping for 1927, Little Tree Farms, landscaping and forestry, Little Tree Farms American Forestry Company, Pleasant Street, Framingham Centre, Mass.

Trees, shrubs and flowering shrubs are described for enhancing home properties. An order form and a planting guide are attached inside the back cover. Year book section I ; no. 37.

Date: 1927

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332326

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.153

Power vs. drudgery or the advantages of using Gravely power equipment on your lawn, garden and field, Gravely Motor Plow and Cultivator Company, manufacturers, Dunbar, West Virginia

The business sells small tractors that perform multiple tasks with different attachments. There is a loose price list and brochure on a budget payment plan. Gravely New England, Inc. is located at 55 Hall Street, Brockton, Mass.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332328

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.001.010

Catalog 1941, Burgess Seed and Plant Co., Galesburg, Michigan

The business sells seeds, bulbs and plants for customers planting vegetable and flower gardens. There is a loose order form and business envelope.

Date: 1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332330

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.154

Breck's, everything for farm, garden & lawn, 1928, Breck's, 85 State Street, Boston & Lexington, Mass.

The business sells grass and vegetable seeds, plants, flowers and tools and equipment for gardening and farming work. A tipped in sheet announces that Breck has purchased the Ames Agricultural Implement Company located at 22 Merchants Row, Boston. Ames will become part of the Breck operations at 85...

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332331

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.155

Architectural & decorative sheet metal ornaments, catalog #7474, 1st ed., by Kenneth Lynch, Kenneth Lynch & Sons, Inc., Wilton, Connecticut, published by Canterbury Publishing Co., Canterbury, Connecticut

The catalog has balusters, capitals, conductor fittings, mouldings, lighting fixtures, medallions and many other decoration and ornaments. Copyright is given as "1971" on the last page.

Date: 1973

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332332

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.001.019

George H. Strong house, Locust, N.J.

5 plans, 7 elevations, 1 detail drawing, 1 plot plans, and cross section for alterations and additions to an existing house for Mr. and Mrs. George H. Strong in Locust, New Jersey (commission #2165.1). Drawings are dated and signed by Warren Rohter. Alterations and additions to an existing histo...

Date: 1967-1968

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

GUSN: 332334

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2165.1

Let us beautify your home, T.J. King Co., seedsmen, Richmond, Virginia

The business will send seed packets to home owners to grow wild flower beds. There is a form on the verso to complete. A silver-plated cup is offered as an incentive.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332338

Ref. Code: EP001.01.002.05.01.007

George H. Strong house, Locust, N.J.

5 detail drawings for alterations and additions to an existing house for Mr. and Mrs. George H. Strong in Locust, New Jersey (commission #2165.2). Drawings are dated and some are signed by N. Parker. Alterations and additions to an existing house The Curtis Publishing Co. Philadelphia, PA. H...

Date: 1987-1989

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

GUSN: 332339

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2165.2

George H. Strong house, Locust, N.J.

1 plan, 2 elevations, 1 detail drawing, 1 plot plan, 1 cross section for alterations and additions to an existing house for Mr. and Mrs. George H. Strong in Locust, New Jersey (commission #2165-A). Drawings are dated and some are signed by Richard Wills. Alterations and additions to an existing ...

Date: 1992-1993

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

GUSN: 332340

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2165-A

George H. Strong house, Locust, N.J.

2 plans (plot and elevation included), 1 elevations, and 1 detail drawing for alterations and additions to an existing house for Mr. and Mrs. George H. Strong in Locust, New Jersey (commission #2165-A2). Drawings are dated. Alterations and additions to an existing house The Curtis Publishing ...

Date: 2001

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

GUSN: 332341

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2165-A2

Sunday Herald Traveller house, Boston, Mass.

2 plans, 3 elevations, and 5 detail drawings for a house for the Sunday Herald Traveller in Boston, Massachusetts(commission #2175). Drawings are dated and singned by B.W.. One-story ranch with a covered porch. House has 3 bedrooms, two baths, a living room with a fireplace, and a kitchen.

Date: 1968

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

GUSN: 332342

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2175

Robert Conroy house, Boxford, Mass.

3 plans, 3 elevations, 1 cross section, and 3 preliminary sketches for a house for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Conroy in Boxford, Massachusetts (commission #2172). Drawings are singned by R.D., and G.E.R. Two-story Colonial Revival, 2 car, salt box garage, a red cedar shingle roof, a shingle, rough sawn...

Date: 1967-1968

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

GUSN: 332344

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2172

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

3 plans and 3 elevations for a house for Mr. I. Alan Balfor (develper) (commission #2081). Drawings are singned by D.H.M. Two-story extended Cape Cod house with a red cedar shingle roof, shingle, flush board, and clapboard exterior. House has a 2 car garage, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, living roo...

Date: 1966

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

GUSN: 332346

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2081

Horticultural exhibition and garden and flower show at a Century of Progress International Exposition, May 27th to November 1st, 1933, operated in cooperation with the horticultural industry by Horticultural Exhibitions, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Fair visitors can see a variety of diorama and garden presentations in the exhibit hall and grounds on Northerly Island. Committee members and patrons are listed and there are advertisements. Text on the added title page reads "Horticulture a Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, Il...

Date: 1933

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 332348

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.156

Myrtle A. Stuntzner house, Westwood, Mass.

2 plans and 3 elevations, 8 detail drawings, 1 cross section, and 3 plot plans for a house for Miss Myrtle A. Stuntzner in Westwood, Massachusetts (commission #2020). Drawings are singned by Frederick Crombie, S.C., R.S.J., Darling D.M. One-story ranch house with a wood shingle roof and a verti...

Date: 1965-1966

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

GUSN: 332349

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2020

Robert B. Stewart house, Orleans, Mass.

5 plans, 3 elevations, 11 detail drawings, 3 plot plans, 3 preliminary sketches, and 1 rendering for a house for Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Stewart in Orleans, Massachusetts (commission #2104). One floor Cape Cod house with a red cedar shingle roof, a shingle, flush board, and clapboard exterior. H...

Date: 1966

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

GUSN: 332351

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2104

Frank Bose house, Winchester, Mass.

Folder 3 contains extremely fragile drawings. Several are badly torn and some are disintegrating. 3 plans, 6 elevations, 25 detail drawings, 2 framing plans, and 3 cross sections of a house for Mr. Frank Bose in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission 290). Some drawings are dated and some are in...

Date: 1931

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

GUSN: 332357

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.290

Charles B. Wills house (builder), Lynnfield, Mass.

11 architectural drawings of a house for Mr. Charles B. Wills in Lynnfield, Massachusetts (commission #2019). Some drawings are dated and some are initialed by Darling Two-floor house with a two car garage, a red cedar roof, white cedar shingles and a red cedar siding exterior. House has a livi...

Date: 1965

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

GUSN: 332358

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2019

Massachusetts - Worcester

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Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 332360

Ref. Code: PC001.01.01.USMA.040

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