The Boston Post book of all electric homes, The Boston Post, Boston, Mass., 1937

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1937

Location Note

Box 6

GUSN

GUSN-358799

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Description

Plan book for electric homes published by by the Boston Post. The majority of the plan book contains two-page spreads of home designs, with supplementary information including the cost of construction, photographic prints of the completed homes, the names of the architects, floor plans, construction outlines, and descriptions of the house's unique features. The rest of the plan book contains advertisements for New England housing material businesses.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
houses
advertising
electric wiring
newspapers
business (commercial function)
photographic prints
estimates
architects
building materials
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : photographic prints, plans ; 11 x 8 5/8 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.430

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

The Boston Post (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

The Boston Post

Subjects

Advertisement
Architects and builders
House
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 6

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