Leisure time living second homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1968

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1968

Location Note

Box 7

GUSN

GUSN-359224

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Description

Plan book for vacation homes (or leisure homes) published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with illustrations of the home, the name of the design, a brief description outlining some unique qualities of the house, basic dimensions, and floor plans. The back of the plan book contains business reply cards for consumers to send in if they want blueprints.

The cover also advertises the Dresser-Hull Company, based in Lee, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
houses
vacation houses
advertising
second homes
business (commercial function)
prefabrication
leisure
illustrations (layout features)
measurements (dimensions)
reply cards
pattern books
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations, plans ; 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.433

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Lee (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

National Plan Service, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
trade catalogs

Other Organizations

National Plan Service, Inc.

Subjects

Advertisement
Leisure
House
Prefabricated houses
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 7

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