Practical homes for Springfield, Edward S. Decker, 38 Cass Street, Springfield, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 5

GUSN

GUSN-358670

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Description

Plan book of home designs distributed by Edward S. Decker. Each house design listing comes with a design number, a color or grayscale illustration of the completed design, a floor plan of the design, overall dimensions, and a description of the design's unique features. Some listings include testimonials from the distributing company about how their materials are used in construction.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
houses
advertising
business (commercial function)
illustrations (layout features)
measurements (dimensions)
testimonials
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations (some color), plans ; 8 x 5 1/8 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.373

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Springfield (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Edward S. Decker (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Edward S. Decker

Subjects

Advertisement
House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 5

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