Concrete House Magazine, vol. III, no. 2, March-April 1925, Portland Cement Association, Chicago, Ill., 1925

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1925

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-356333

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Description

The issue of Concrete House Magazine describes the advantages of using concrete and stucco for house construction. Photographic prints and some floor plans for houses are included. Text on the front cover reads, "Fire-safe homes of permanent beauty. Ideal home built by Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka, Kansas." Senator Arthur Capper was also the publisher of the Topeka Daily Capital which paid for the construction of the house used as the fire safe house model described in the magazine.

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Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
building materials
concrete
stucco
portland cement
photographic prints
floor plans
magazines (periodicals)
magazines (periodicals)
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 issue, 47 pages : photographic prints, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.252

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Portland Cement Association (Publisher)

Material Type

magazines (periodicals)
printed ephemera

Other People

Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951

Other Organizations

Portland Cement Association

Subjects

Advertisement
Concrete
Cement
Periodicals
House
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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