28 better homes, produced for the Lehigh Cement Company, Architectural Forum Service Division, Boston, Mass., undated

Date

undated

GUSN

GUSN-359877

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Description

Trade catalog showcasing 28 designs of homes from various architects selected by the Architectural Forum Service Division. Each house design comes with the name of the architect and where they are based, a drawn image of the completed design, a floor plan, cross-sections and images of unique features, and a short paragraph describing the design's conception and special features explaining the architect's vision. The latter portion of the catalog contains articles on house design and construction, focusing on the different kinds of cement structures and stucco textures provided by the Lehigh Portland Cement Company.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
architects
pattern books
articles
trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog : illustrations ; 8 1/2 x 11 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.002.005.267

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2022

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Architectural Forum (Publisher)
Lehigh Portland Cement Company (Agency responsible for reproduction)

Material Type

trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Architectural Forum

Description Level

Item

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