The best 24 house-of-the-month plans by leading architects, edited by Kenneth Duncan, Monthly Small House Club, Inc., 140 Nassau Street, New York, N.Y., 1951

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1951

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-356939

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Description

Plan book containing floor plans and dimensions of houses. Text on the front cover reads, "Ranch houses, traditionals, 1 and 2 story, 4 to 7 rooms, published quarterly." Edited by Kenneth Duncan, Director, American Society for Better Housing, Inc. The back cover has a decision making chart.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
measurements (dimensions)
ranch houses
architects
charts (graphic documents)
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 50 pages : plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.300

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Monthly Small House Club, Inc. (Publisher)
Duncan, Kenneth (Editor)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other People

Duncan, Kenneth

Other Organizations

American Society for Better Housing, Inc.
Monthly Small House Club, Inc.

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architects and builders
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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