Radford's portfolio of plans, Radford Architectural Company, 185 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill., 1909

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1909

Location Note

Box 6

GUSN

GUSN-358776

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Description

Plan book of house plans published by the Radford Architectural Company. Each listing comes with floor plans of the design, the design number, an illustration of the completed house, the overall footage, acknowledgements and terms for acquiring the blueprints, and the price of the plans. The back of the plan book contains an index describing total costs for each of the plans, as well as some cross sections of barn designs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
houses
cross sections
advertising
barns
portfolios (groups of works)
business (commercial function)
indexes (reference sources)
illustrations (layout features)
estimates
measurements (dimensions)
architectural firms
pattern books
hardcover books

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations, plans ; 10 7/8 x 8 1/8 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.412

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Radford Architectural Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
hardcover books

Other Organizations

Radford Architectural Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Architects and builders
House
Barn
Architecture

Conservation Note

Water damage in the upper right corner from page 265 to the end, causing minor warping

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 6

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