Historic New England

Interior view of Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355178

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.003

Interior view with fireplace of Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355179

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.004

Interior view of Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355180

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.005

Hall, Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355181

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.006

Bedroom, Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355182

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.007

Interior view of Bowen Mansion, 90 Willow Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.

1 phototgraph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355183

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.32.008

War Ration Book, 1943 issued to Constance Holt

962053 ET United States of America Office of Price Administration War Ration Book No. 3

Date: 1943

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355184

Ref. Code: MS006.01.13.01.001

War Ration Book, 1943 issued to Judith C. Ask

764405 BV United States of America Office of Price Administration War Ration Book Four

Date: 1943

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355185

Ref. Code: MS006.01.13.01.002

Group portrait with President William McKinley on the porch at Roseland Cottage, Woodstock, Connecticut, July 4, 1891

Caption reads H. E. Bowen July 4th 1891. Gift 1983 H. Bowen White

Date: 1891

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355186

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.22.002

Photograph of Clarence Bowen as a young man

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355187

Ref. Code: MS006.03.01.03.001

Photograph of Clarence Bowen as a young man

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355188

Ref. Code: MS006.03.01.03.002

Photograph of Clarence Bowen as a young man, white tie

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355189

Ref. Code: MS006.03.01.03.003

Photograph of Clarence W. Bowen with dog

1 photograph

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355190

Ref. Code: MS006.03.01.03.004

Snapshot of Roseland Cottage exterior

1 photograph with text

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355191

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.33.002

Snapshot of Roseland Cottage garden

1 photograph

Date: 1962

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355192

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.33.003

Snapshot of Roseland Cottage roofline

1 photograph

Date: circa 1950-1959, undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355193

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.33.004

H. W. Bowen Residence, Woodstock, Conn. 56

1 postcard

Date: undated

Collection: Bowen family papers

GUSN: 355194

Ref. Code: MS006.03.02.33.005

A house of brick of moderate cost, Rogers and Manson, Boston, Mass., 1910

Plan book includes illustrations and floor plans for each house design. Text on the title page reads, "The practicability and stability of the brick house, its value as an investment, as a thing of beauty which will be a joy forever, thoughts concerning these matters are here submitted for considera...

Date: 1910

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355195

Ref. Code: EP005.044

The Natco two-apartment house: a selection of designs submitted in competition by architects, with illustrations of houses built of Natco hollow tile, together with articles treating of design, plan, and construction of dependable houses of moderate cost, Rogers and Manson Company, Boston, Mass., 1916

Illustrations, elevations, and floor plans are provided for the customer. Published by Rogers and Manson for the National Fire Proofing Company.

Date: 1916

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355197

Ref. Code: EP005.045

One hundred bungalows: the bungalow appeals to the small householder--if built of brick it will have beauty, dignity and stability, Rogers & Manson, Boston, Mass., 1912

The designs were selected from submissions for a competition conducted by the "Brickbuilder." Includes illustrations and floor plans for each house design. On the back cover is an advertisement from Fiske & Company, Inc., face bricks, fire bricks, 27 Arch Street, Boston and Arena Building, New York....

Date: 1912

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355198

Ref. Code: EP005.046

[Excerpt], William A. Radford, Chicago, Ill., 1926

The three color plates are from a larger publication. Two of the three color plates depict floor plans and illustrations for house designs. The third discusses the role of gardening in architecture and house design.

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355199

Ref. Code: EP005.047

Radford's artistic homes: 250 designs, Radford Architectural Company, 185 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Ill.; 178 Fulton Steet, New York, N.Y., 1908

Plan book includes floor plans and illustrations for each house design. The index has cost to build estimates. Text on the title page reads, "This is the largest single book of house designs ever published."

Date: 1908

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355201

Ref. Code: EP005.048

The Natco bungalow for four thousand dollars: attractive, economical, durable, fireproof, Rogers and Manson Company, Boston, Mass., 1913

The designs are from a competition in the "Brickbuilder" using Natco Hollow Tile. Includes floor plans, illustrations, and dimensions for each house design. Published for the National Fire Proofing Company by Rogers and Manson.

Date: 1913

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355202

Ref. Code: EP005.049

The Natco double house, semi-detached: attractive, economical, durable, fireproof, Rogers and Manson Company, Boston, Mass., 1914

The designs are from a "Brickbuilder" competition and include floor plans, illustrations, and dimensions. The last page has standards and details in the manufacture of Natco Hollow Tiles. Published for the National Fire Proofing Company by Rogers and Manson.

Date: 1914

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355203

Ref. Code: EP005.050

The home builder, Broadcast Advertising, Inc., Boston, Mass., 1929

The "Home Builders" on station WEEI did a series of radio broadcasts on Monday evenings which took listeners through the process of building a home. As part of it the WEEI Radio Home, designed by architect Royal Barry Wills, was constructed in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. An illustration and floor ...

Date: 1929

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355206

Ref. Code: EP005.051

Radford's garages and how to build them: a standard collection of new, original, and artistic designs for up-to-date private and public garages adapted to frame, brick, stone, cement, stucco, or concrete construction together with estimates of cost, Radford Architectural Company, 185 East Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois; 178 Fulton Steet, New York, N.Y., 1910

There are 55 designs with descriptions and floor plans. Text on the title page reads, "A standard collection of new, original and artistic designs for up-to-date private and public garages adapted to frame, brick, stone, cement, stucco or concrete construction together with estimates of cost." The d...

Date: 1910

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355207

Ref. Code: EP005.052

Hercules Heating Systems, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, Ill., 1929

The Hercules Heating Systems are described for customers with accompanying photographic prints. Catalog was published by Sears, Roebuck, and Co. to advertise Hercules Heating Systems.

Date: 1929

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355208

Ref. Code: EP005.053

Your own home, vol. 1, no. 2, July 1946, Style Publications, Inc., 221 Conyngham Street, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., 1946 July

The house designs are by Royal Barry Wills, Lawrence A. Benenson, George Nemeny, and Frederick Oman. Includes illustrations, descriptions, dimensions, and floor plans for the designs. The issue has pieces on financing and planning, home interiors, gardens, building a barbecue, and housekeeping. Ther...

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355213

Ref. Code: EP005.054

Home, National Plan Service, Inc., 1700 West Hubbard Street, Chicago, Ill., 1969

Issue of Home published quarterly by National Plan Service, Inc. House designs and advice for interior decoration are described in the issue.

Date: 1969

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355214

Ref. Code: EP005.055

Springall summer cottages, ready-to-assemble, Pitman & Brown Co., Salem, Mass., 1922

Plan book containing fourteen cottage designs. Each design has an illustration, description, and floor plan. The business has a branch office at 248 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1922

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355076

Ref. Code: EP005.034

Springall summer cottages, ready-to-assemble, Pitman & Brown Co., Salem, Mass., 1926

Plan book containing fourteen cottage designs. Each design has an illustration, description, and floor plan. There is a photograph of the mill on page 15.

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355077

Ref. Code: EP005.035

Successful chicken raising, E. F. Hodgson Company, Dover, Mass., 1896

Catalog describes methods and equipment for raising chickens.

Date: 1896

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355078

Ref. Code: EP005.036

[Catalog], Bradley Portable House Corporation, Randolph, Mass., undated

The descriptions include prices for such extras as window screens and paint. The catalog is stamped with notices stating that all prices are increased by 10% due to the increase in building materials costs. Published by Bradley Portable House Corporation, described as "Manufacturers of portable cott...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355081

Ref. Code: EP005.037

Thayer's ready cut and portable buildings, catalogue 10, E. E. Babb & Co, 212 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., 1926

There are descriptions and photographic of houses and other structures. Text on the front cover reads, "Boston Agency, E.E. Babb & Co., 212 Summer Street."

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355082

Ref. Code: EP005.038

A "Fisklock" brick house, Fiske & Co., Inc., 1953 Arena Building, New York, N.Y., undated

The advantages of the "Fisklock Tapestry" brick in house construction is described including fireproofing and insulation. A residence utilizing the brick, designed by Clinton Noble and located in Winthrop, Massachusetts, is photographed. Reprint from building material supplement to the February 3, 1...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355084

Ref. Code: EP005.039

Homes, Springall and Company, Inc., 248 Boylston Street, Boston, Salem, Mass., 1921

Descriptions, photographic prints, illustrations, and floor plans are provided for houses and summer cottages.

Date: 1921

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355087

Ref. Code: EP005.040

Exterior view of Rogers Building, M.I.T., Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

The Rogers Building facade can be seen in the image. Behind it on the right side of the image is the First Presbyterian Church on the corner of Newbury and Berkeley Streets.

Date: 1912-06-14

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355088

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1610.001

729-715 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

Two automobiles and a horse-drawn cart stand in front of the storefronts on Boylston between Exeter and Fairfield Streets. The Pierce Photographer Studio is on the left at 729 Boylston. Swinehart Tires is to the right of Pierce. Lenox Studio's Expert Photographers is above Swinehart. Above Swinehart...

Date: 1912-04-11

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 355089

Ref. Code: PC017.01.01.03.1301

727-717 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., William T. Clark, photographer

The Atlantic Radio Company, on the left side of the image is at 727 Boylston Street. To the right of Atlantic is Wilson, Inc., dressmakers, at 723 Boylston Street. The window above Wilson reads "Girl Scouts." To the right of Wilson is Mrs. G.H. Eames, women's clothing, at 717 Boylston Street.

Date: 1920s

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355090

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1680.001

Kendall's Pond and Bridge, Windham, NH, June 15, 1891

One 8"x10", black and white photograph of two men fishing off of Kendall's Bridge in Windham, New Hampshire taken by Baldwin Coolidge on June 15, 1891. The bridge is on Kendall's Pond in Windham, NH.

Date: 1891

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355091

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USNH.1790.0010.006

Exterior view of the Colonel John Thatcher House, Yarmouth Port, MA, undated

Exterior view of the Colonel John Thatcher house, Yarmouth Port, MA, undated. That back of the photograph contains illegible inscription.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355092

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.3530.0050.002

Exterior view of 239 Commonwealth Avenue, corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Fairfield Street, Boston, Mass.

The facade of the Thayer house can be seen at Commonwealth Avenue and Fairfield Streets. A man and a woman look at the photographer from separate windows on the third floor.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355094

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.2810.004

Why people like concrete homes, Portland Cement Association, 33 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Ill., undated

The advantages of building in concrete are described with various house models. Floor plans and photographic prints of houses are included.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355095

Ref. Code: EP005.041

Suggested designs for small, firesafe concrete homes, 2nd ed., Portland Cement Association, 33 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Ill., 1946

In addition to the illustrations, floor plans, and elevations for each design, there are construction detail and specification suggestions on each page. The item describes stucco textures commonly used in house construction.

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355096

Ref. Code: EP005.042

Poultry houses, Johns-Manville Corp., 22 East Fortieth Street, New York, N.Y., 1938

Poultry housing with insulating materials is described for customers. Other Johns-Manville products are featured throughout the catalog.

Date: 1938

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355097

Ref. Code: EP005.043

Public Garden, Boston, Mass.

This panoramic view of the Public Garden was taken from the Beacon Street side. People can be seen on the pathways winding through it with benches, fountains, statues, and the lagoon. On the right side of the image streets and buildings intersect with Arlington Street. The Ether Monument by sculptor...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355098

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6660.002

Public Garden, Boston, Mass., Moulton Photo Company, Salem, Mass.

A small group of girls and women walk pass the Washington statue on the left side of it. Six men work on the grounds around the statue's base. The sculpture and fountain known as "Venus rising from the sea" or "Maid of the Mist" can be seen on the left side of the image. Boats can be seen in the la...

Date: ca. 1892

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355099

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6650.002

Ferdinand Building, Washington Street junction of Warren Street, Roxbury, Mass.

The sign for Ferdinand's Blue Store states it carries furniture and carpets. Signs at street level advertise Hunter Baltimore Rye the American Gentleman's Whiskey, Aunt Jemima's Pancake Flour, "Chris and the Wonderful Lamp," playing at the Boston Museum, a sign entreating passers-by to "Vote for Edw...

Date: 1899-12-11

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 355110

Ref. Code: PC009.207.012

Junction of Washington and Warren Streets, Roxbury, Mass.

The Ferdinand Blue Store dominates the corner at 2260 Washington Street. Advertising and signs can be seen at street level to the right of the store. Streetcar tracks can be seen in the image.

Date: 1899-12-11

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 355112

Ref. Code: PC009.207.013

Washington Street just north of Marvin Street, Roxbury, Mass.

Ferdinand's store, parlor furniture factory, is at the extreme left. W.B. Cutter, in the Curtis Building, carries paints and hardware at 2306 Washington Street. Joseph S. Waterman & Sons, funeral undertakers is in the building dated 1890. A horse-drawn vehicle stands in front of Waterman's. To the r...

Date: 1899-12-12

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 355113

Ref. Code: PC009.207.014

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