Cape Cod cottages, National Plan Service, Inc., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 10

GUSN

GUSN-362638

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Description

Plan books containing designs for Cape Cod cottages. Each design comes with a floor plan, the design number, an illustration of the house, cubic and square footage, and a description of its unique features. Published by the National Plan Service, Inc.

Front cover of the first plan book advertises W. E. Atkinson Company, based in Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Front cover of the second plan book advertises Nickerson Lumber Co., with locations throughout New England.

Front cover of the third plan book advertises Plant & Griffith Lumber Co., Inc., based in Jonesville, Vermont.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
cottages
Cape Cod houses
floor plans
illustrations (layout features)
prefabrication
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

3 plan books, 12 pages : illustrations, plans ; 9 1/16 x 12 1/8 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.730

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Newburyport (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

National Plan Service, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

W. E. Atkinson Company
National Plan Service, Inc.
Nickerson Lumber Co.
Plant & Griffith Lumber Co., Inc.

Subjects

Advertisement
Cottage
Prefabricated houses
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 10

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