1920 model of a Housing Company home, The Housing Company, 248 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., 1920

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1920

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-356450

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Description

Brochure advertising a model house built by The Housing Company. Complete details of the finished house are described for customers from the exterior walls and roofing to the interior finish, wiring, and heating. Includes illustrations and floor plans of the design.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
prefabrication
illustrations (layout features)
brochures
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 brochure : illustrations, plans
1 business card

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.269

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Housing Company (Publisher)

Material Type

brochures
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Housing Company

Subjects

Prefabricated houses
Advertisement
House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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