Historic New England

Thomas F. Downes Engineering Co. (builder) house, Longmeadow, Mass.

Set of three architectural drawings of house for builder Thomas F. Downes Engineering Co. in Longmeadow, Massachusetts (commission #960) including one elevation and two plans. One drawing is dated; no drawings are signed. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house. House has living ...

Date: 1943

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

GUSN: 329182

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.960

Thomas F. Downes Engineering Co. (builder) house, Springfield, Mass.

Set of two architectural drawings of house for builder Thomas F. Downes Engineering Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #961) including two plans. Both drawings are dated; no drawings are signed. Drawings depict a two-story house with a living room with fireplace, study, dining room, ki...

Date: 1943

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

GUSN: 329183

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.961

Thomas F. Downes Engineering Co. (builder) house, Springfield, Mass.

Set of three architectural drawings of house for builder Thomas F. Downes Engineering Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #962) including three plans. All drawings are dated; no drawings are signed. Drawings depict a two-story house with a living room with fireplace, study, dining room,...

Date: 1943

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

GUSN: 329184

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.962

Thomas F. Downes Engineering Co. (builder) house, Springfield, Mass.

Set of two architectural drawings of house for builder Thomas F. Downes Engineering Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #963) including two plans. Both drawings are dated; no drawings are signed. Drawings depict a two-story house with a living room with fireplace, study, dining room, ki...

Date: 1943

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

GUSN: 329185

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.963

Philip S. Metcalf house, Walpole, Mass.

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Philip S. Metcalf in Walpole, Massachusetts (commission #980) including three elevations, three plans, one plot plan, and four details. Several drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story rectangular Modern-style house with a flat roof and a p...

Date: 1945

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

GUSN: 329189

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.980

Edward A. Marshall house, Wellesley, Mass.

Set of six architectural drawings of house for Edward A. Marshall in Wellesley, Massachusetts (commission #965) including three elevations and three plans. All drawings are signed by Robert E. Minot; no drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with three front ...

Date: 1944, undated

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

GUSN: 329190

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.965

Margaret Lawton house, Stamford, Conn.

Set of six architectural drawings of house for Margaret Lawton in Stamford, Connecticut (commission #966) including two elevations, two plans, and two details. All drawings are dated and signed by Robert E. Minot. Drawings depict a one-story house with a wood shingle roof, and a clapboard and flu...

Date: 1944

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

GUSN: 329191

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.966

Rose Standish Nichols unpublished manuscript collection, 1920s-1995

This collection is an unpublished manuscript, divided into chapters, photographs, notes and acquisition letter, pamphlets, a journal, a receipt and a notebook related to author's personal collections and New England decorative arts. The bulk of the extensive notes and manuscript, which are typed or ...

Date: 1920-1995, predominant 1920-1940

Collection: Rose Standish Nichols unpublished manuscript collection, 1920s-1995

GUSN: 329198

Ref. Code: MS058

Snapshot Album

Snapshot album ca. 1903. Variety of photographs from same period, no identification. Includes a festival with marching bands and people dressed as pilgrims. Also coastal and mountain scenes. Several photographs of a passenger train wreck. Groups of children - perhaps a summer camp. Family groups a...

Date: ca. 1903

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 329235

Ref. Code: PC009.292

Travel album

Small black album with travel photographs and some shots from Welllesley, MA. and Duxbury, MA. On back of front cover is written "Miss M. V.Parry, 131 Grove Street, Wellesley" indicating the album belongs to Miss Parry. Photographs include Myles Standish Monument in Duxbury, MA, travels to Plymout...

Date: 1934-1937

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 329236

Ref. Code: PC009.293

Coastal, country and farm views

Album with green cloth cover. A variety of black and white photographs of coastal and country views, lighthouses, winter scenes, carriages, antique baby carriages, steamships, farm shots, baseball games and chopping and loading ice blocks. Total of 73 black and white photographs, undated and unide...

Date: undated

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 329237

Ref. Code: PC009.294

Maine and other New England spots

Photographic album with 58 black and white photographs. Paper label on front of album says "Maine" (presumably added by donor). Photos display sailboats, coastal views, cottages, tents, rural views including the Old Man on the Mountain in NH, several churches, streetscapes, family groups and Chr...

Date: ca. 1930, undated

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 329238

Ref. Code: PC009.295

New England album

Bound photo album from the turn of the 19th century with photographs from various New England locations. There are no dates or identifications. Photos show Plymouth Rock and a ceremony at that location which might be a funeral, beach scenes, winter scenes, child and mother fishing, summer cottages,...

Date: ca. 1900, undated

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 329239

Ref. Code: PC009.296

New England Album - Maine and Massachusetts

Bound album with 39 black and white photographs with paper tag saying "Maine" on cover (presumably added by donor). Photos of rural and coastal scenes from mostly Maine and Massachusetts. Includes coastal views, rural scenes, sailboats, Cape Cod streets and statue of Henry Ward Beecher in Amhers...

Date: undated

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 329240

Ref. Code: PC009.297

Southern Pines, North Carolina

The Southern Pines area is promoted for winter vacations. There are hotels, cottages and bungalows for visitors.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329245

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.187

Radburn Garden Homes, City Housing Corporation, 18 East 48th Street, New York, New York

The subdivision is designed "for the motor age." The features of the houses and apartments are described for potential buyers. A fold-out map attached inside the back cover shows the subdivision layout. The Radburn office is in Fair Lawn, New Jersey.

Date: 1929

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329246

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.188

Country houses and house lots in Brookline, Newton, Braintree and Weymouth, owned by Wm. B. Summmers, 127 Parker Street, Newton Centre, Mass.

Lots in three communities are described with illustrations and floor plans. There are nine loose sheets and four loose covers.

Date: 1899

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329249

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.189

Palos Verdes Estates, Palos Verdes Estates, 501 Lane Mortgage Building, Spring Street at Eighth, Los Angeles, California

The amenities and features of living in the Palos Verdes Estates are described. There is a loose issue of the "Palos Verdes Bulletin," December 1927, v. 3, no. 11.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329251

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.190

Bald Peak, Melvin Village, New Hampshire

Bald Peak is a planned community with a country club, golf course, cottages and other amenities on the north shore of Lake Winnipesaukee. The club provides such services as meals, cleaning and utilities. A map on the last page has the mileage to other towns and cities. The property was developed by ...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329252

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.191

Prospect Park South, Dean Alvord, Albemarle Road and east 15th Street, Brooklyn, New York; 257 Broadway, New York, New York

The booklet is an illustrated history of the Prospect Park Development incorporating landscaping, utilities, trolley lines and street improvements.

Date: 1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329254

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.192

Arthur W. Hanson house, Reading, Mass.

Set of four architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Arthur W. Hanson in Reading, Massachusetts (commission #968) including three plans and one rendering. Most drawings are dated; two are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Robert E. Minot.

Date: 1944

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

GUSN: 329258

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.968

John Chew house, Wakefield, Mass.

Set of three architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for John Chew in Wakefield, Massachusetts (commission #969) including one elevation, one plan, and one detail. One drawing is dated; no drawings are signed.

Date: 1944

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

GUSN: 329259

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.969

Henry S. Howes house, Chatham, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Henry S. Howes in Chatham, Massachusetts (commission #970) including four elevations, four plans, one sketch, one cross section, and two details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot. Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style cam...

Date: 1944

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

GUSN: 329262

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.970

William A. Brown house, Beverly Farms, Mass.

Set of six architectural drawings of house for William A. Brown in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts (commission #977) including three elevations and three plans. All drawings are signed by Robert E. Minot; no drawings are dated. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with four front dormers...

Date: 1944, undated

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

GUSN: 329263

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.977

August Johnson Associates (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of house for builder August Johnson Associates at an unidentified location (commission #293) including four elevations, three plans, and seven framing plans. No drawings are signed or dated. Drawings depict a two-story Garrison Colonial Revival-style house....

Date: 1930

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

GUSN: 329352

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.293

Paul Smith house, Worcester, Mass.

Set of twenty architectural drawings of house for Paul Smith in Worcester, Massachusetts (commission #297) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, one plot plan, and ten details. No drawings are dated; four are signed by Royal Barry Wills. O'Connell Real Estate Trust was the devel...

Date: 1931, undated

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

GUSN: 329353

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.297

Mrs. James A. Ward house, Scituate, Mass.

Set of twenty-eight architectural drawings of house for Mrs. James A. Ward in Scituate, Massachusetts (commission #330) including six elevations, seven plans, one plot plan, two framing plans, two heating plans, and ten details. One drawing is dated and signed by Royal Barry Wills. Drawings include ...

Date: 1932

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

GUSN: 329357

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.330

Clarence Severy house, Brookline, Mass.

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for Clarence Severy in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #356) including two elevations, three plans, and five details. One drawing is signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills. Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a hip roof and ...

Date: 1933

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

GUSN: 329358

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.356

Narragansett Historical Society building, Templeton, Mass.

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for the Narragansett Historical Society in Templeton, Massachusetts (commission #374) including five elevations, three plans, two cross sections, two interior elevations, and tend details. Two drawings are dated and signed b...

Date: 1933

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

GUSN: 329359

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.374

Charles H. Peterson house, Roanoke, Va.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Dr. Charles H. Peterson in Roanoke, Virginia (commission #452) including four elevations, two plans, two framing plans, and one detail. Two drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills; one is dated. Design is based on that in commission #356. Drawings ...

Date: 1935

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

GUSN: 329365

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.452

Mrs. J. Edward Brooks house, Milton, Mass.

Set of twenty architectural drawings of house for Mrs. J. Edward Brooks in Milton, Massachusetts (commission #492-2) including five elevations, three plans, two plot plans, one heating plan, two framing plans, and seven details. No drawings are dated or signed. Drawings depict a two-story Colonia...

Date: ca. 1936, undated

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

GUSN: 329366

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.492-2

Henry B. Cabot house, Brookline, Mass.

Eighteen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Henry B. Cabot in Brookline, Massachusetts (commission #1044). Most drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Robert E. Minot, or Walter H. Pratt.

Date: 1946-1947

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

GUSN: 329368

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1044

Mabel Merriken house, Huntington, W. Va.

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Mabel Merriken in Huntington, West Virginia (commission #1052) including three elevations, two plans, and three details. Drawings are dated but not signed. Design is based on house shown on page 28 of "Better Houses for Budgeteers." Drawings depict...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 329370

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1052

Mrs. K. Wyman house, Nantasket Beach, Mass.

Set of four architectural drawings of house for Mrs. K. Wyman in Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts (commission #1059) including two elevations and two plans. Drawings are dated but not signed. Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house. House has living room with fireplace, dining alcove, kit...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 329373

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1059

R. D. Clapp garage, Winthrop, Mass.

One architectural drawing of garage and wood shed for R. D. Clapp in Winthrop, Massachusetts (commission #1061) including an alevation and a plan. Drawing is signed and dated by Leon Keach.

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 329374

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1061

Mrs. Richard Seifred house, Reading, Mass.

Set of three architectural drawings of house for Mrs. Richard Seifred in Reading, Massachusetts (commission #1063) including one plan and two framing plans. Drawings are not dated or signed. Design is based on house shown on page 63 of "Houses for Homemakers" with an additional porch.

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 329378

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1063

Arthur Hannegan house, Melrose, Mass.

Set of eleven architectural drawings of house for Arthur Hannegan in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #1065) including four elevations, five plans, and two details. Drawings are dated but not signed. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a one-story saltbox garage wing, ...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 329379

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1065

J. Randolph Quick house, North Grafton, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for J. Randolph Quick in North Grafton, Massachusetts (commission #1068) including four elevations, three plans, one cross section, and one detail. Drawings are dated but not signed. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with a one-story salt...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 329380

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1068

Wallpaper store

A man stands in a wallpaper store among rolls of inventory. The location and date are unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 329383

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.8100.0100.01

Donald Johnson house, Upton, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Donald Johnson in Upton, Massachusetts (commission #1069) including three elevations, three plans, one framing plan, and one detail. Drawings are dated but not signed. Design is based on house shown on page 43 of "Houses for Homemakers." Drawings d...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 329386

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1069

Donald Johnson house, Upton, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings of alterations to existing house for Donald Johnson in Upton, Massachusetts (commission #1540) including four elevations, three plans, and one detail. Most drawings are dated and signed by Warren J. Rhoter. Original house was commission #1069. Alterations inclu...

Date: 1953-1955

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

GUSN: 329387

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1540

Francis P. Foley house, Roxbury, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Francis P. Foley in Roxbury, Massachusetts (commission #1071) including two elevations, three plans, three framing plans, and one plot plan. Most drawings are dated but not signed. Plot plan was done by civil engineer I. A. Chisolm. Drawings depict ...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 329390

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1071

Joseph Shapiro house, Hull, Mass.

Set of five architectural drawings of house for Joseph Shapiro in Hull, Massachusetts (commission #1072) including three elevations and two plans. All drawings are dated and signed by Walter H. Pratt. Drawings depict a one-story Cape Cod-style house with a shingle roof and a brick exterior. House...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 329391

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1072

Weston Nurseries Inc. of Hopkinton, East Main Street, P.O. Box 186, Hopkinton, Mass.

The catalog describes evergreens, trees, shrubs, flowers and perennials. Calendars and cultural charts are on the back pages. Staff photographs are provided on the front pages. Text on the cover reads, "Celebrating our 65th year with the New England Spring Flower Show."

Date: 1995

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329392

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.046

George L. Trotman house, Bridgetown, Barbados

Set of six architectural drawings of house for George L. Trotman in Bridgetown, Barbados, British West Indies (commission #1073) including three elevations and threeplans. All drawings are dated and signed by Robert E. Minot. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with an asphal...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 329394

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1073

Harry J. Stevens house, Hingham, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Harry J. Stevens in Hingham, Massachusetts (commission #1075) including four elevations, three plans, one framing plan, and four details. Most drawings are dated and signed by Robert E. Minot or Walter H. Pratt. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Co...

Date: 1946

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

GUSN: 329395

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1075

Care of the lawn and garden, Clarence B. Fargo, Frenchtown, New Jersey

The business carries fertilizers, insecticides, peat moss, grass seeds and mulching material. A loose sheet is titled "Directions for planting hardy lilies."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329396

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.005.015

Colonial sundials, Colonial Brass Co., Middleboro, Mass.

Sundial designs are described for customers. The business also creates advertising signs, fire place equipment, book ends, candlesticks and other items.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329397

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.022

Bubbling fountains, catalog F sanitary drinking fountains and sanitary bubbling cups, Rundle-Spence Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Drinking fountains for buildings and public areas are described. There are also some drinking fountains for horses and dogs.

Date: 1924

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329400

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.011.027

Bubbling fountains, Rundle-Spence Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Drinking fountains for buildings and public areas are described. There are also some drinking fountains for horses and dogs. Text on the front cover reads, "Passaic Plumbing Supply Co., factory and mill supplies, 755 Main Avenue, Passaic, N.J."

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 329401

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.011.028

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