Hodgson prefabricated houses, E. F. Hodgson Co., Inc., Dover, Mass.; 730 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y., 1953

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1953

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

GUSN

GUSN-356015

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Description

The plan book describes contracting, financing, and the Hodgson package for customers. There are several photographs and illustrations of designs with accompanying floor plans. Text on the back cover reads, "America's First Prefabricator."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
prefabrication
photographic prints
illustrations (layout features)
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 11 pages : illustrations, photographic prints, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.202

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

E.F. Hodgson Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

E.F. Hodgson Co.

Subjects

Prefabricated houses
Advertisement
House
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

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