The Boston Post book of homes: how to plan, build, and finance your own home, Home Building Department, The Boston Post, Boston, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 8

GUSN

GUSN-360509

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Description

The plan book is separated into house design listings and informational articles describing how to build and maintain a new home. The home listings each come with an illustration or photographic print of the completed design, floor plans, approximate costs, and descriptions of the house's features. Byron E. Porter's illustrations make up a part of the architectural illustrations.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
articles
advertising
houses
price lists
construction (assembling)
estimates
illustrations (layout features)
photographic prints
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations, photographic prints, plans ; 10 3/4 x 8 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.528

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

The Boston Post (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other People

Porter, Byron E.

Other Organizations

The Boston Post

Subjects

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House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 8

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