History of the Paper House, Pigeon Cove, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-356955

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Description

Brochure discussing the history of the Paper House, a Rockport, Massachusetts, house constructed and furnished using 100,000 newspapers. Elis F. Stenman began the project in 1922. The map on the verso of the brochure has text stamped on it which reads, "Light refreshments served at the Paper House coffee shop." Includes two postcards with photographic prints of the interior and exterior house on the recto.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
interior views
houses
paper (fiber product)
newspapers
historic houses
restaurants
building materials
furnishings (artifacts)
photographic prints
brochures
printed ephemera
postcards

Physical Descrption

1 brochure : photographic prints, map
2 postcards

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.304

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Pigeon Cove (Essex county, Massachusetts)
Rockport (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

brochures
printed ephemera
postcards

Other People

Stenman, Elis F., 1873-1942

Subjects

Advertisement
Paper
Architecture
Historic House
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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