The Hy-tex house of moderate cost: a house of beauty, a good investment, Hydraulic-Press Brick Company, St. Louis, Mo., 1914

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1914

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 2

GUSN

GUSN-355537

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Description

Plan book contains designs from a competition conducted by "The Brickbuilder" for houses faced with Hy-tex brick and not costing more than $7500.00. Illustrations, floor plans, and cross sections for designs are included. "The function of an architect" by Aymar Embury II is on pages 85-92. "The story of brick" by G.C. Mars is on pages 93-100.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 100 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.112

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Saint Louis (St. Louis Indep. City, Missouri)

Record Details

Originator

Hydraulic-Press Brick Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other People

Embury, Aymar, II, 1880-1966
Mars, Gerhardt C. (Gerhardt Cornell), 1860-
Bill, Carroll Meredith, 1877-1968

Other Organizations

The Brickbuilder
Hydraulic-Press Brick Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Brick
House
Architects and builders
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 2

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