Hodgson houses, camps, and equipment, E. F. Hodgson Co., 1108 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass.; 730 Fifth Avenue at 57th Street, New York, N.Y., 1935

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1935

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

GUSN

GUSN-355985

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Description

The plan book has plans for vacation houses, year-round houses, garden structures, birdhouses, doghouses, kennels, and garages. Includes photographic prints and illustrations of designs.The factory and one outdoor exhibit is in Dover, Massachusetts with a second exhibit in South Sudbury, Mass. Text on the cover reads, "Hodgson houses and camps indoor and outdoor equipment."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
summer houses (seasonal dwellings)
vacation houses
floor plans
prefabrication
children's playhouses
birdhouses
garden structures
greenhouses
doghouses
price lists
camps (recreation areas)
illustrations (layout features)
photographic prints
equipment
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 64 pages : illustrations, photographic prints

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.190

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)
Dover (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
South Sudbury (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

E.F. Hodgson Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

E.F. Hodgson Co.

Subjects

Advertisement
Prefabricated houses
House
Architectural photography
Campsite
Architecture

Variant Title

Hodgson houses and camps indoor and outdoor equipment

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

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