Houses, camp cottages, equipment as prefabricated for fifty years by Hodgson, E. F. Hodgson Co., 1108-1110 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass.; 730 Fifth Avenue at 57th Street, New York, N.Y., 1942

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1942

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

GUSN

GUSN-355996

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  • Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection
  • Houses, camp cottages, equipment as prefabricated for fifty years by Hodgson, E. F. Hodgson Co., 1108-1110 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass.; 730 Fifth Avenue at 57th Street, New York, N.Y., 1942
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Description

The plan book contains houses and outdoor buildings such as play houses, bird houses, animal housing and greenhouses available from E.F. Hodgson. Prices are given with descriptions, photographic prints, dimensions, and floor plans. The business address in Boston is at 1108-1110 Commonwealth Avenue. There is an outdoor exhibit in Dover, Massachusetts. The cover title reads, "Fiftieth anniversary Hodgson houses and camps indoor and outdoor equipment."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
summer houses (seasonal dwellings)
vacation houses
cottages
children's playhouses
greenhouses
garden structures
birdhouses
floor plans
prefabrication
price lists
photographic prints
measurements (dimensions)
camps (recreation areas)
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 112 pages : photographic prints, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.193

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)
Dover (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

E.F. Hodgson Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

E.F. Hodgson Co.

Subjects

Advertisement
Prefabricated houses
House
Architectural photography
Architecture

Variant Title

Fiftieth anniversary Hodgson houses and camps indoor and outdoor equipment

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

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