Successful Lu-Re-Co homes, Lumber Dealers Research Council, 1957

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1957

Location Note

Box 10

GUSN

GUSN-362584

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

Plan book advertising Lu-Re-Co prefabricated homes. Includes description of the Lu-Re-Co system of home construction and product specifications. Each design comes with floor plans, the design number, a photograph of the completed structure, the overall square footage, and descriptions of its unique features. Published by the Lumber Dealers Research Council. Materials prepared by Lendrum Pusey and Associates, based in Champaign, Illinois.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
prefabrication
floor plans
illustrations (layout features)
construction (assembling)
houses
specifications
business (commercial function)
photographs
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 15 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.721

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Record Details

Originator

Lumber Dealers Research Council (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

Lumber Dealers Research Council
Lendrum Pusey and Associates

Subjects

Prefabricated houses
Advertisement
House
Architecture
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 10

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact info@historicnewengland.org.

Loading Loading...