The home builder, Broadcast Advertising, Inc., Boston, Mass., 1929

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1929

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

GUSN

GUSN-355206

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Description

The "Home Builders" on station WEEI did a series of radio broadcasts on Monday evenings which took listeners through the process of building a home. As part of it the WEEI Radio Home, designed by architect Royal Barry Wills, was constructed in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. An illustration and floor plans for the house are included, as are articles discussing topics such as insulation.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
model houses
consumers
radio stations
advertising
business (commercial function)
floor plans
illustrations (layout features)
architects
articles
publications
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 publication, 32 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.051

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Chestnut Hill (Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [peak]

Record Details

Originator

Broadcast Advertising, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

publications
printed ephemera

Other People

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962

Other Organizations

WEEI (Radio station : Boston, Mass.)
Broadcast Advertising, Inc.

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architects and builders
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

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