Box 5
GUSN-358603
Plan book for concrete homes published by the Atlas Portland Cement Company. Each house comes with a photographic print of the completed house (often from multiple angles), floor plans and cross sections of the property, cost estimates, a description of key elements and building details, and some designs are accompanied by comments from the committee who put the catalog together.
houses
portland cement
advertising
concrete
cottages
floor plans
cross sections
business (commercial function)
estimates
photographic prints
pattern books
printed ephemera
1 plan book : photographic prints, plans ; 8 1/4 x 10 7/8 inches
EP005
Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection
2019
EP005.345
circa 1910
Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019
New York City (New York state)
Atlas Portland Cement Company (Publisher)
pattern books
printed ephemera
Atlas Portland Cement Company
Advertisement
Concrete
Cottage
Cement
House
Architecture
The back cover of the catalog has tears, deep creases, and must be delicately handled.
Item
Box 5
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