33 new house designs (including 24 prize winners) submitted in a national architectural competition for all gas-homes, Time, Inc., Rockefeller Center, New York, N.Y., 1938

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1938

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 2

GUSN

GUSN-355829

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Description

Plan book containing house designs with accompanying illustrations, cross sections, and floor plans for homes operating using gas. A critique and list of appliances and heating systems is with each design.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
competitions
houses
floor plans
appliances
heating systems
gas fixtures
illustrations (layout features)
cross sections
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.155

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Time, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

American Gas Association
Architectural Forum
Time, Inc.

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architecture

Variant Title

Thirty three new house designs

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 2

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