Small homes year book: the standard guide for home builders, fall-winter ed., 5th ed., National Home Builders Bureau, Inc., 572 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., 1940

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1940

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-356946

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Description

Periodical providing guidance for new and existing homeowners when designing, building, and furnishing a house. Ilustrations, and in some places floor plans, accompany the articles on various topics. Text on the front cover reads, "L. Grossman Sons, Inc., 130 Granite Street, Quincy, Mass." The back cover has a testimonial from "A New England Family" for the help they received from the Grossman business.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
floor plans
building materials
interior decoration
appliances
homeowners
illustrations (layout features)
furniture
testimonials
articles
annuals (publications)
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 periodical, 81 pages : illustrations, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.301

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

New York City (New York state)
Quincy (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

National Home Builders Bureau, Inc (Publisher)

Material Type

annuals (publications)
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Grossman’s (Firm)
National Home Builders Bureau, Inc

Subjects

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House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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