Lesco homes, factory built, Lester Bros., Inc., Martinsville, Va., 1955

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1955

Location Note

Box 8

GUSN

GUSN-360319

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Description

Plan book for factory-built homes published by Lester Bros., Inc. Each listing comes with an illustration or photographic print of the completed design, the name of the design, design options, floor plans, a brief description of the design, and on the opposite side of the design page are the full specifications of the completed design. On the back cover is a photographic print of the factory where Lesco homes were produced.

Details

Descriptive Terms

prefabrication
advertising
houses
floor plans
business (commercial function)
illustrations (layout features)
photographic prints
specifications
factories (structures)
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

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

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.470

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Martinsville (Martinsville Indep. City, Virginia)

Record Details

Originator

Lester Bros., Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

Lester Bros., Inc.

Subjects

Advertisement
Prefabricated houses
House
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 8

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