One hundred bungalows: the bungalow appeals to the small householder--if built of brick it will have beauty, dignity and stability, Rogers & Manson, Boston, Mass., 1912

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1912

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

GUSN

GUSN-355198

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Description

The designs were selected from submissions for a competition conducted by the "Brickbuilder." Includes illustrations and floor plans for each house design. On the back cover is an advertisement from Fiske & Company, Inc., face bricks, fire bricks, 27 Arch Street, Boston and Arena Building, New York. Fiske promotes "Tapestry Brickwork." Published for the Building Brick Association of America by Rogers and Manson.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
brick (clay product)
houses
bungalows
floor plans
building materials
illustrations (layout features)
competitions
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 120 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.046

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Rogers & Manson (Firm) (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Fiske & Company, Inc.
Building Brick Association of America
Rogers & Manson (Firm)

Subjects

Advertisement
Brick
House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

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