Your own home, 25 new designs and floor plans, vol. 1, no. 2, Style Publications, Inc., 221 Conyngham Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1946

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1946

Location Note

Box 8

GUSN

GUSN-360323

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Description

Plan book for single-family homes designed by architects such as Royal Barry Wills, George Nemeny, Kay Hardy, and James Beard. The first part of the catalog has the house designs (each accompanied with a brief description, a photographic print of the design, and floor plans), while the second portion contains advice articles ranging from landscaping tips to interior decoration.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
advertising
articles
floor plans
landscaping
interior design
architects
single-family dwellings
photographic prints
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : photographic prints, plans ; 10 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.472

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Style Publications, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other People

Wills, Royal Barry, 1895-1962
Nemeny, George, 1911-1997

Other Organizations

Style Publications, Inc.

Subjects

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House
Architectural photography
Architects and builders
Periodicals
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 8

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