A new fireproof construction for houses and other small buildings of moderate cost, National Fireproofing Company, Old South Building, Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-357198

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Description

Plan book containing illustrations and floor plans of fireproof house designs. The design plans utilize the Natco hollow tile as a building material. The cover title reads, "Fireproof houses of terra cotta hollow tile and how to build them."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
building materials
fireproofing
architectural terracotta
tile
construction (assembling)
structural clay tile
terracotta (clay material)
illustrations (layout features)
fireproofing tile
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 63 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.326

Credit Line

Gift oif Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

National Fireproofing Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Reincke Kreicker Co.
National Fireproofing Company

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Tile
Terra Cotta
Architecture

Variant Title

Fireproof houses of terra cotta hollow tile and how to build them

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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