Small homes keyed to the times, new ed., National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1950

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1950

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-357082

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Description

Plan book containing illustrations, floor plans, and dimensions for each house design. The designs are for "homes that can grow" in the future. Help with the plans is available from Venstra Lumber & Supply Co., 21st Street and Phillips Avenue, Racine and 51st Street and Sheridan Road, Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
prefabrication
illustrations (layout features)
measurements (dimensions)
lumber
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 32 pages : illustrations (some color), plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.314

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Racine (Racine county, Wisconsin)
Kenosha (Kenosha county, Wisconsin)

Record Details

Originator

National Plan Service, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

National Plan Service, Inc.

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Prefabricated houses
Wood
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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