Radford's garages and how to build them: a standard collection of new, original, and artistic designs for up-to-date private and public garages adapted to frame, brick, stone, cement, stucco, or concrete construction together with estimates of cost, Radford Architectural Company, 185 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois; 178 Fulton Steet, New York, N.Y., 1910

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1910

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

GUSN

GUSN-355207

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  • Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection
  • Radford's garages and how to build them: a standard collection of new, original, and artistic designs for up-to-date private and public garages adapted to frame, brick, stone, cement, stucco, or concrete construction together with estimates of cost, Radford Architectural Company, 185 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois; 178 Fulton Steet, New York, N.Y., 1910
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Description

There are 55 designs with descriptions and floor plans. Text on the title page reads, "A standard collection of new, original and artistic designs for up-to-date private and public garages adapted to frame, brick, stone, cement, stucco or concrete construction together with estimates of cost." The detailed instructions for constructing the garages cover the structures and installing a turntable and gas pump.

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Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
garages
floor plans
turntables (rail transportation structure)
gasoline pumps
illustrations (layout features)
brick (clay product)
stone (rock)
stucco
cement (construction material)
concrete
architects
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 108 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.052

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Radford, William A., 1865-1943 (Compiler)
Radford Architectural Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other People

Radford, William A., 1865-1943

Other Organizations

Radford Architectural Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Brick
Stone
Cement
Concrete
Architects and builders
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

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