Industrial buildings and housing: Valuable information for the designer and prospective owner of factories and homes for industrial workers, edited and published by The Architectural Forum, New York, N.Y., 1926

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1926

Location Note

Box 11

GUSN

GUSN-367201

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  • Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection
  • Industrial buildings and housing: Valuable information for the designer and prospective owner of factories and homes for industrial workers, edited and published by The Architectural Forum, New York, N.Y., 1926
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Description

Trade catalog edited and published by The Architutral Forum for The American Face Brick Association. Includes articles providing valuable information for prospective owners and designers of factories and homes for industrial workers. Topics discussed include construction preparation, types of factory architecture, factoy layouts, and the importance of providing housing to workers. Photographs of various industrial building and housing with captions detailing location, architect, and contractor are featured throughout. Floor plans and illustrations of a small number of residential buildings are also included.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
factories (structures)
industrial housing
industrial buildings
photographic prints
illustrations (layout features)
floor plans
articles
brick (clay product)
printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 112 pages : photographic prints, illustrations ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.766

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

New York City (New York state)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Architectural Forum (Publisher)
Architectural Forum (Editor)

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Other Organizations

Architectural Forum
American Face Brick Association

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Brick
Architecture, Industrial

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 11

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