Your home of tomorrow and how to save for it, Better Homes and Gardens, undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 5

GUSN

GUSN-358701

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Description

Plan book for home designs published by Better Homes and Gardens. Each listing comes with floor plans (variations of the design are also included), a photographic print of the completed house, design number, a brief paragraph describing features of the style, and the name of the architect who designed it.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
houses
advertising
magazines (periodicals)
photographic prints
business (commercial function)
architects
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : photographic prints, plans ; 6 x 9 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.391

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Record Details

Originator

Better Homes and Gardens (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Better Homes and Gardens

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architectural photography
Architects and builders
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 5

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