50 house plans for 1950 from the portfolio of Rudolph A. Matern, House Plan Guild, Inc., 90-04 161st Street, Jamaica, Long Island, N.Y., 1949

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1949

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-356585

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Description

Plan book containing floor plans, illustrations, and dimensions for house designs. Each design has a description, dimensions, floor plans, and a construction outline. Text on the title page reads, "From sketch to reality plans that materialize." Text on the the front cover reads, "50 house designs of proven popularity. Working drawings for all houses are available."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
illustrations (layout features)
measurements (dimensions)
architects
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.284

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Jamaica (Queens, New York City, New York state) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Matern, Rudolph A. (Rudolph Albert), 1912- (Architect)
House Plan Guild, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other People

Matern, Rudolph A. (Rudolph Albert), 1912-

Other Organizations

House Plan Guild, Inc.

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architects and builders
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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