Suggested designs for small, firesafe concrete homes, Portland Cement Association, 33 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Ill., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

GUSN

GUSN-355990

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Description

In addition to the house plans there are construction detail and specification suggestions on each page. Includes photographic prints and floor plans for designs. The item describes stucco textures commonly used in house construction. Distributed by Lehigh Portland Cement Company, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
building materials
concrete
stucco
portland cement
fireproofing
specifications
photographic prints
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 15 pages : photographic prints, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.191

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Allentown (Lehigh county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Portland Cement Association (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Lehigh Portland Cement Company
Portland Cement Association

Subjects

Advertisement
Concrete
Cement
House
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

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