Plans for concrete farm buildings, Portland Cement Association, 33 West Grant Ave., Chicago, Ill., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 11

GUSN

GUSN-363544

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Description

Plan book published by the Portland Cement Association containing plans for a number of concrete buildings on farms, such as dairy barns, ice houses, and hog houses, as well as articles discussing how to utilize concrete. Includes photographic prints, floor plans, and illustrations of building designs, as well as related tables. An index can be found in the back.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
concrete
cement (construction material)
portland cement
farms
animal housing (farm structures)
barns
hog houses
icehouses
photographic prints
illustrations (layout features)
floor plans
tables (documents)
indexes (reference sources)
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 72 pages : illustrations, photographic prints, plans ; 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.772

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Portland Cement Association (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

Portland Cement Association

Subjects

Advertisement
Architecture
Architectural photography
Farm
Farm buildings
Concrete
Cement

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 11

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