Modern homes for Lowell, Burnham & Davis Lumber Co., Lowell, Mass., 1925

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1925

Location Note

Box 5

GUSN

GUSN-358605

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Description

Plan book for homes published by the Burnham & Davis Lumber Company. Each house design is accompanied by either a black-and-white or color photographic prints or illustration, a brief description of the house features, floor plans, the dimensions of the house, and the design number. Inside the catalog are also two hand-drawn illustrations, one of which is a view of a house with dimensions and the other being a rough floor plan.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
advertising
houses
modern American styles and periods
business (commercial function)
lumber
illustrations (layout features)
photographic prints
measurements (dimensions)
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations (some color), photographic prints, plans ; 11 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.346

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Lowell (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Burnham & Davis Lumber Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Burnham & Davis Lumber Company

Subjects

Modern
House
Wood
Architectural photography
Advertisement
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 5

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