The housing book; containing photographic reproductions, with floor plans of workingmen's homes. One and two family houses of frame, brick, stucco and concrete construction; also four, six and nine family apartments. Showing single houses, groups and developments that have been built in various parts of the United States compiled by William Phillips Comstock, The William T. Comstock Company, 23 Warren Street, New York, N.Y., 1919

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1919

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

GUSN

GUSN-356274

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  • Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection
  • The housing book; containing photographic reproductions, with floor plans of workingmen's homes. One and two family houses of frame, brick, stucco and concrete construction; also four, six and nine family apartments. Showing single houses, groups and developments that have been built in various parts of the United States compiled by William Phillips Comstock, The William T. Comstock Company, 23 Warren Street, New York, N.Y., 1919
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Description

Text on the title page reads, "Containing photographic reproductions, with floor plans of workingmen's homes, one and two family houses of frame, brick, stucco and concrete construction; also four, six and nine family apartments. Showing single houses, groups and developments that have been built in various parts of the United States." Compiled by William Phillips Comstock. Published by The William T. Comstock Company.

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Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
exterior views
houses
housing developments
apartments
floor plans
blue collar workers
factory villages
stucco
brick (clay product)
concrete
single-family dwellings
frame construction
photographic prints
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 132 pages : photographic prints, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.231

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Comstock, William Phillips (Compiler)
William T. Comstock Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other People

Comstock, William Phillips

Other Organizations

William T. Comstock Company

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Brick
Concrete
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

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