Hodgson portable houses, E. F. Hodgson Co., 116 Washington Street, Adams Square, Boston, Mass.; 6 East 39th Street, corner 5th Avenue, New York, N.Y., 1918

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1918

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

GUSN

GUSN-356086

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Description

Hodgson makes houses for people and livestock, as well as other structures such as churches, hospitals, and schools among others. The "Wigwarm" trademark with its tipi image is on the title page. Includes descriptions, photographic prints of house designs and features, and floor plans. Published by The Walker Lithograph & Publishing Company in Boston, Mass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
cottages
bungalows
garages
birdhouses
kennels (animal housing)
poultry houses
tipis
price lists
portable buildings
prefabrication
photographic prints
churches (buildings)
schools (buildings)
hospitals (buildings for health facility)
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 95 pages : photographic prints, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.215

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

E.F. Hodgson Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Walker Lith. & Pub. Co.
E.F. Hodgson Co.

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Prefabricated houses
Architectural photography
Farm buildings
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

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