Small homes keyed to the times, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1946

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1946

Location Note

Box 7

GUSN

GUSN-359271

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Description

Plan book for small home designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing includes an illustration of the design, the design name, a floor plan (with optional plans provided for variations on the design). square footage, and a brief description on the design's features. The back of the plan book provides designs for garage apartments, with accompanying floor plans, square footage, and illustrations.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations, plans ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.445

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

National Plan Service, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

National Plan Service, Inc.

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Prefabricated houses
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 7

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