Portable houses as constructed by Hodgson, E. F. Hodgson Co., 71 Federal Street, Boston, Mass.; 6 East 39th Street, New York, N.Y., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

GUSN

GUSN-356091

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Description

Porches, doors, and awnings are some of the features which can be added to the basic home plans. Includes photographic prints of house designs and furnishings. According to testimonials on the back cover Louise Carnegie, wife of Andrew Carnegie, owned a Hodgson house and a Hodgson house structure was sent to Queen Elisabeth for Belgium war relief support. There is a photograph of the factory in Dover, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
cottages
bungalows
exterior views
commercial buildings
price lists
portable buildings
prefabrication
photographic prints
architectural elements
trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 32 pages : illustrations, photographic prints

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.217

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

New York City (New York state)
Dover (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
South Sudbury (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

E.F. Hodgson Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Other People

Elisabeth, Queen, consort of Albert I, King of the Belgians, 1876-1965
Carnegie, Louise Whitfield, 1857-1946

Other Organizations

E.F. Hodgson Co.

Subjects

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House
Prefabricated houses
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 3

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