A buyer's guide to today's home styles, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 5

GUSN

GUSN-358646

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Description

Plan book giving details about different styles of homes. Home styles included are the Ranch House, the Split-Level House, the Colonial Home, the Cape Cod Home, and the Contemporary Home. Each style comes with four or five pages detailing variations on the style, accompanying color illustrations and photographic prints showcasing design features and floor plans.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
houses
advertising
business (commercial function)
Cape Cod houses
split-level houses
Colonial American styles
ranch houses
Contemporary (style of art)
illustrations (layout features)
photographic prints
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations (some color), photographic prints, plans ; 8 1/2 x 11 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.366

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Lancaster (Lancaster county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Armstrong Cork Company (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

Armstrong Cork Company

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architectural photography
Modern
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 5

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