1955 "Custom-Line" and "Pacemaker" houses by National Homes, National Homes Corporation, Lafayette, Ind., 1955

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1955

Location Note

Box 10

GUSN

GUSN-362585

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Description

Plan book advertising "Custom-Line" and "Pacemaker" prefabricated homes manufactured by National Homes Corporation. Includes product specifications and designs. 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 National Homes Corporation.

On the front cover is a distributor's stamp reading: "Watertown Building Supply Co., Inc. / Telephone CRestwood 4-2555 / Lumber Building Supplies--Millwork / Hardware--Paints / 56 Echo Lake Road Watertown, Conn."

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 19 pages : color illustrations, plans ; 8 1/2 x 10 7/8 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.722

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Lafayette (Tippecanoe county, Indiana)

Record Details

Originator

National Homes Corporation (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

National Homes Corporation
Watertown Building Supply Co., Inc.

Subjects

Prefabricated houses
Advertisement
House
Architecture
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 10

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