Book of modern homes: complete with floor plans and descriptions, Sears, Roebuck and Company, Norwood, Ohio, 1939

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1939

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-357170

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Description

The plan book recommends working with the FHA and using guidance provided through Sears in building a house. Includes illustrations and floor plans for house designs. The Modern Home offices are located in Norwood, Ohio.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
modern American styles and periods
prefabrication
illustrations (layout features)
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 50 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.322

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Norwood (Hamilton county, Ohio)

Record Details

Originator

Sears, Roebuck and Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Sears, Roebuck and Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Modern
House
Prefabricated houses
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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