The stucco house, The Atlas Portland Cement Company, Chicago, Ill., 1921

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1921

Location Note

Box 5

GUSN

GUSN-358650

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Description

Plan book providing information about stucco houses. The catalog is divided into chapters each providing different contextual information. Chapters two and four provide floor plans and house design examples with associated floor plans. Chapters one, three, and five provide insight into the building process and the different textures and types of cement each house can come in. Also included is an insert addressed to the consumer.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stucco
portland cement
floor plans
houses
advertising
business (commercial function)
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations, plans ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.370

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Atlas Portland Cement Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Atlas Portland Cement Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Cement
Concrete
House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 5

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