To-day's designs of small homes, "New ideas by small home architects," Nationwide House Plan Service, Providence, R.I., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 11

GUSN

GUSN-362673

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Description

Plan book containing small house designs. Each design comes with a floor plan, the design number, an illustration of the house, cubic and square footage measurements, and a description of its unique features. Published by the Nationwide House Plan Service.

Front cover of the first plan book advertises C. P. Chase Lumber Co., based in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Front cover of the second plan book advertises Dunning Lumber Co., based in Cranston, Rhode Island.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
illustrations (layout features)
prefabrication
measurements (dimensions)
lumber
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

2 plan books, 34 unnumbered pages : illustrations, plans ; 12 1/4 x 9 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.751

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)
Springfield (Hampden County, Massachusetts)
Cranston (Providence county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Originator

Nationwide House Plan Service (Providence, R.I.) (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

Nationwide House Plan Service (Providence, R.I.)
C. P. Chase Lumber Co.
Dunning Lumber Co.

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architecture
Prefabricated houses
Wood

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 11

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