Select homes, National Plan Service, Inc., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 11

GUSN

GUSN-362675

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Description

Plan books containing small house designs. Each design comes with a floor plan, the design number, an illustration of the house, cubic and square footage measurements, and a description of its unique features. Published by the National Plan Service, Inc.

Front cover of the second plan book advertises J. W. White Co., based in Lewiston, Maine.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

2 plan books, 49 pages : illustrations (some color), plans ; 10 5/16 x 13 3/16 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.750

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Lewiston (Androscoggin county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

National Plan Service, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

National Plan Service, Inc.
J. W. White Co.

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architecture
Prefabricated houses

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 11

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