Homes for better living, National Plan Service, Inc., 1941

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1941

Location Note

Box 11

GUSN

GUSN-362650

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Description

Plan book containing 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 advertises The Plainville Lumber & Coal Co., based in Plainville, Connecticut.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 47 unnumbered pages : illustrations, plans ; 12 1/16 x 9 1/8 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.753

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Plainville (Hartford county, Connecticut)

Record Details

Originator

National Plan Service, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

National Plan Service, Inc.
The Plainville Lumber & Coal Co.

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architecture
Prefabricated houses
Wood

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 11

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