Lumberman's house plan book, Radford Architectural Company, Chicago, Ill., 1907

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1907

Location Note

Box 6

GUSN

GUSN-358763

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Description

Plan book of house plans published by the Radford Architectural Company. Each listing comes with floor plans of the house, the design number, an illustration of the completed house, the overall footage, acknowledgements and terms for acquiring the blueprints, and the price of the plans. The back of the plan book contains an index describing total costs for each of the plans, advertisements for businesses local to Chicago, and advice for buying homes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
houses
advertising
business (commercial function)
architectural firms
illustrations (layout features)
measurements (dimensions)
estimates
indexes (reference sources)
pattern books
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations, plans ; 8 7/8 x 6 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.402

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Radford Architectural Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
trade catalogs

Other Organizations

Radford Architectural Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Architects and builders
House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 6

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