Alpha Sehlin's all-America homes: small, medium, large, Alpha Sehlin, 475 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y., 1959

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1959

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-357163

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Description

Plan book contains illustrations and floor plans for each house design. Text on the cover reads, "Build before the boom! All interiors planned to give a feeling of spaciousness, ranch houses, ramblers, split-levels, 2-stories."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
architectural firms
illustrations (layout features)
split-level houses
ranch houses
two-story
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 66 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.319

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Alpha Sehlin (Firm) (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Alpha Sehlin (Firm)

Subjects

Advertisement
Architects and builders
House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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