Group of fifty New England colonial homes from the designs of Miles Standish Richmond, architect: a complete architectural service available to prospective home builders, Metropolitan Federal Savings and Loan Association, 6 High Street, Boston, Mass., 1939

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1939

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

GUSN

GUSN-355071

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  • Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection
  • Group of fifty New England colonial homes from the designs of Miles Standish Richmond, architect: a complete architectural service available to prospective home builders, Metropolitan Federal Savings and Loan Association, 6 High Street, Boston, Mass., 1939
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Description

The designs are based on colonial houses and include an illustration and floor plan with dimensions. There is a brief description of the restoration of Travis House in Natick, Massachusetts. A plan index can be found in the back of the catalog.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
Colonial American styles
illustrations (layout features)
indexes (reference sources)
architects
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 59 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.030

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Natick (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Metropolitan Federal Savings and Loan Association (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other People

Standish, Miles

Other Organizations

Metropolitan Federal Savings and Loan Association

Subjects

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Architecture, Colonial
New England
House
Architects and builders
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

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