1850-2000
Boxes 1-9 at 85M-01-314-Z-H-0104 through 85M-01-314-Z-H-0107; Box 10 temporarily on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-103 in Haverhill (HAV-01-403); Box 11 is on the 8th floor in HAV being digitized. Box 12 is on HAV-01-702-B-E.
GUSN-354753
The collection is comprised of architectural plan books that date from 1850 to 2000; the bulk of the materials date from the 20th century. Items in this collections reflect changes in all aspects of American domestic design, including architectural styles, building and finishing materials, interior design, low-cost options, pre-fabricated houses, and more. The collection was compiled over more than fifty years by architectural photographer Richard Cheek.
pattern books
architecture (discipline)
trade catalogs
printed ephemera
printed ephemera
pattern books
trade catalogs
13 linear feet; 12 record cartons
EP005
Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection
2019-2023
EP005
Collection of architectural plan books compiled by architectural photographer Richard Cheek that reflect over a century of changes in American domestic design.
Gift
Gift of Richard Cheek.
Cheek, Richard (Compiler)
printed ephemera
pattern books
trade catalogs
Cheek, Richard
This collections is available for research.
(2013.). Selling the dwelling :the books that built America's houses, 1775-2000.. Grolier Club,.
Collection
Boxes 1-9 at 85M-01-314-Z-H-0104 through 85M-01-314-Z-H-0107; Box 10 temporarily on shelf HGO-02-105-A-B-103 in Haverhill (HAV-01-403); Box 11 is on the 8th floor in HAV being digitized. Box 12 is on HAV-01-702-B-E.
Accruals are expected.
Various materials which did not fit the collection scope were removed throughout the cataloging process. They were catalogued as part of EP001: Ephemera collection.
Materials are in English.
Item identification. Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection (EP005). Historic New England, Library & Archives.
All new homes, 120 designs, Garlinghouse, Topeka, Kansas
It pays to own a fireproof home, Alpha Cement, Alpha Portland Cement Company, Battle Creek, Michigan
22 low cost concrete homes, Portland Cement Association, 33 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Low cost homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Homes of individuality for today's homemakers, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Home builder with blueprint plans, by William A. Radford, Chicago, Illinois
Unadilla silos, keep silage prime regardless of clime, The Unadilla Silo Company, Inc., Unadilla, New York
Aladdin homes, 23rd annual catalog, catalog no. 42, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Michigan
Pope & Cottle sectional buildings, Pope & Cottle Co., Revere Beach Parkway, Revere, Mass.
Cape Cod collection of house designs, Russell Swinton Oatman, architect, 132 Mirick Road, Princeton, Mass.
Minimum-cost homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Golden age of Victorian architecture, Russell Swinton Oatman, architect, 132 Mirick Road, Princeton, Mass.
Portfolio of advanced designs for your new home, how to plan it wisely, build it soundly, finance it securely, The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, 393 Seventh Avenue, New York 1, New York
Diamond homes by the Diamond Match Company, rev. ed., 90 Water Street, Apponaug, Rhode Island
Book of bungalows, compact homes for modern living, 42 designs, 6th ed., Home Book Plan Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota
Popular small homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
55 selected homes featuring Convenient Living designs, Richard B. Pollman, designer, published by Home Planners, Inc., 16310 Grand River Avenue, Detroit 27, Michigan
Book of new homes, 36 expertly planned and designed practical homes, 8th ed., Home Plan Book Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota
Your home planned for today and tomorrow, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Book of most popular homes, two and three bedrooms expertly planned, attractive, and practical, 6th ed., Home Plan Book Company, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota
Hidden comfort of costly homes, now the simplest home can have it, 4th ed., The Celotex Company, 645 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Book of economical homes, designs and floor plans for 44 tested and practical homes, 7th ed., Home Plan Book Company, Larson-Reitz, publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota
140 architect designed homes, homes designed by William G. Chirgotis, published by Universal Publishing and Distributing Corp., 800 Second Avenue, New York, New York
Book of small homes, designs and floor plans for 34 tested and practical homes, 12th ed., Home Book Plan Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota\n
Multi-level homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Book of new homes, 34 designs, 5th ed., published by The Home Plan Book Co., 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota
New England collection of house designs, Russell Swinton Oatman, architect, 132 Mirick Road, Princeton, Mass.
Grossman's low-cost, quality homes, camps, garages, overnight cabins, Grossman's, 130 Granite Street, Quincy, Mass.
Springall homes, ready-to-assemble, Pitman & Brown Co., Salem, Mass.
Elastica stucco homes, manufactured by U.S. Materials Co., Weed and Sheffield Streets, Chicago, Illinois
Bungalow homes and cottages, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Homes with character, by Byron E. Porter, architect, 346 Tremont Bldg., 73 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.
Book of medium homes, designs and floor plans for 33 tested and practical homes, 4th ed., Home Book Plan Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota
Better home plans, 52 designs, 9th ed., Home Book Plan Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota
Book of bungalows, designs and floor plans for 50 practical homes, 9th ed., Home Book Plan Company, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota
Book of medium homes, designs and floor plans for 33 tested and practical homes, 1st ed., Home Book Plan Company, Larson-Reitz Publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota\n
Louden barn plans, to modernize your farm Loudenize your barn, published by The Louden Machinery Company, Fairfield, Iowa
Economy-bilt homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Small house, a group of homes designed by America's foremost architects, compiled by Marcia Mead, McCall's Magazine, New York, New York
Home plan book, choose the home of your dreams from these 116 up-to-day house designs, 10th ed., Home Plan Book Company, Larson-Reitz, publishers, 1596 Selby Avenue, St. Paul 4, Minnesota
Postcard for Tilo Roofing Company, Inc., Providence, R.I., undated
Trade card for Treat Hardware Corp., hardware, 584 Essex St., Lawrence, Mass., undated
Billhead for John Flanagan & Co., Dr., Slate & Metal Roofers, 205 Cambridge St., Boston, Mass., 1875
Richard Cheek is a photographer whose work has focused on architectural and landscape design history.
Condon, L. (2023, Winter). Homes for the Millions. Historic New England Magazine, 23(3), 30-33.
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