The Boston Post book of homes, The Boston Post, Boston, Mass., 1936

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1936

Location Note

Box 6

GUSN

GUSN-358798

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Description

Plan book for home designs published by The Boston Post. The first half of the plan book provides two-page spreads of each house design, supplemented with floor plans, payment plans, construction outlines, photographic prints of the completed house, and descriptions of the house's unique features. The latter portion of the plan book has advertisements for New England housing material businesses.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
floor plans
advertising
newspapers
business (commercial function)
estimates
photographic prints
building materials
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : photographic prints, plans ; 11 x 8 5/8 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.429

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

The Boston Post (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

The Boston Post

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 6

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