A house of brick of moderate cost, Rogers and Manson, Boston, Mass., 1910

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1910

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

GUSN

GUSN-355195

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Description

Plan book includes illustrations and floor plans for each house design. Text on the title page reads, "The practicability and stability of the brick house, its value as an investment, as a thing of beauty which will be a joy forever, thoughts concerning these matters are here submitted for consideration." The designs were selected from a competition. A label affixed to the title page reads, "From Fiske & Company, Inc., face bricks, fire bricks, 27 Arch Street, Boston and 1601 Flatiron Building, New York." Published by Rogers and Manson for the Building Brick Association of America.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
brick (clay product)
houses
floor plans
building materials
illustrations (layout features)
competitions
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan books, 95 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.044

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Rogers & Manson (Firm) (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Fiske & Company, Inc.
Building Brick Association of America
Rogers & Manson (Firm)

Subjects

Advertisement
Brick
House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 1

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