Building plans for modern homes, Frederick H. Gowing, architect, Boston, Mass., 1921

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1921

Location Note

Box 8

GUSN

GUSN-360372

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Description

Plan book of modern home designs designed and published by architect Frederick H. Gowing. Each design is accompanied by photographic prints and floor plans of the house (both done by the architect), a design number, costs for the blueprints, and a brief description of the design's unique qualities.

Details

Descriptive Terms

architects
houses
advertising
floor plans
business (commercial function)
photographic prints
estimates
modern American styles and periods
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : photographic prints, plans ; 8 x 10 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.487

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Gowing, Frederick H. (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other People

Gowing, Frederick H.

Subjects

Advertisement
Modern
Architects and builders
House
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 8

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