Blue book of perfect fit homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1965

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1965

Location Note

Box 7

GUSN

GUSN-359323

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Description

Plan book for home designs published by the National Plan Service. Each listing comes with the design number, an illustration of the completed design, dimensions, a bulleted list of key features, and floor plans. The back of the plan book contains business reply cards and instructions on how to order blueprints.

The front cover advertises T. S. Mann Lumber Company, based in Athol, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
houses
advertising
business (commercial function)
prefabrication
illustrations (layout features)
measurements (dimensions)
reply cards
instructions (document genre)
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations, plans ; 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.457

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Athol (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

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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