Historic New England

House & Garden's ideal house in Berkley, at Scarsdale, New York, designed by Verna Cook Salomonsky, Condé Nast Publications, Inc., New York, N.Y., 1956

The house has been decorated with products from numerous companies listed in the back of the publication. Catalog contains photographic prints and descriptions of the house and its rooms.

Date: 1956

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356930

Ref. Code: EP005.298

For that ideal home of yours, McBride, Nast & Co., 31 Union Square North, New York, N.Y., undated

Brochure advertising books covering such topics as building materials, furnishings, house plans, and interior decoration.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356931

Ref. Code: EP005.299

Account book of unidentified New England woman, 1851-1866

Account book belonging to an unidentified New England woman. Book is comprised of 100 pages, 40 of which are blank. Contains details about her various receipts and expenditures on items such as clothing, food, books, and transportation. There are also a number of recipes for items such as cakes, gin...

Date: 1855-1866

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 356938

Ref. Code: MS002.142

The best 24 house-of-the-month plans by leading architects, edited by Kenneth Duncan, Monthly Small House Club, Inc., 140 Nassau Street, New York, N.Y., 1951

Plan book containing floor plans and dimensions of houses. Text on the front cover reads, "Ranch houses, traditionals, 1 and 2 story, 4 to 7 rooms, published quarterly." Edited by Kenneth Duncan, Director, American Society for Better Housing, Inc. The back cover has a decision making chart.

Date: 1951

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356939

Ref. Code: EP005.300

Set of six blueprints for house of Charles S. Purinton, Lexington, Mass., circa 1950

Set of six blueprints of a house for Charles S. Purinton in Lexington, Massachusetts. These blueprints contain plot plans as well as plans for the basement, first floor, second floor, and the north, south, east, and west exterior elevations. Each blueprint is numbered 1 through six in the bottom rig...

Date: circa 1950

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356942

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0510.001

Small homes year book: the standard guide for home builders, fall-winter ed., 5th ed., National Home Builders Bureau, Inc., 572 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., 1940

Periodical providing guidance for new and existing homeowners when designing, building, and furnishing a house. Ilustrations, and in some places floor plans, accompany the articles on various topics. Text on the front cover reads, "L. Grossman Sons, Inc., 130 Granite Street, Quincy, Mass." The back ...

Date: 1940

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356946

Ref. Code: EP005.301

Today's homes: plans and ideas, summer 1976 ed., quarterly, vol. 15, no. 2, Davis Publications, Inc. 229 Park Avenue South, New York, N.Y., 1976

The bicentennial edition of Today's Homes magazine focuses on Americana home improvement projects, colonial houses, functional landscaping, and design plans to fit every budget. Includes illustrations and floor plans for each house design.

Date: 1976

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356950

Ref. Code: EP005.302

Engineered low-cost farm and village homes, National Homes Foundation, 515 Union Trust Building, Washington, D.C., 1941

Plan book containing illustrations and floor plans for each building design. The last page lists trade associations for building materials, equipment, and plans.

Date: 1941

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356952

Ref. Code: EP005.303

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

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 c...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356955

Ref. Code: EP005.304

Doggett family records book, 1727-1937

Book made up of 90 pages. The book was owned by Nathaniel Bradlee Doggett. It is unknown whether he was the sole contributor to this book. Contains records of deaths, births, and marriages of Doggett family members and others known by Doggett. The records listed within the book start in 1734 and e...

Date: 1727-1937

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 356956

Ref. Code: MS029.002.011

Kelvinator cuts the cost of better living in the house of tomorrow, Nash-Kelvinator Corp., Kelvinator Division, Detroit, Mich., 1939-1940

Brochure advertising a Kelvin home featured in the World's Fair "Town of Tomorrow." There is a list of Fair exhibitors and concessions that used Kelvin appliances.

Date: 1939-1940

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356961

Ref. Code: EP005.305

For that ideal home of yours, McBride, Nast & Co., 31 Union Square North, New York, N.Y., undated

Brochure advertising books covering such topics as building materials, furnishings, house plans, and interior decoration. The brochure has numbered sections 1-7.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356962

Ref. Code: EP005.306

Homes of masonry, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1952

The plan book has designs for houses constructed of brick. Includes illustrations, floor plans, and dimensions for the designs. Text on the front cover reads, "Illinois Lumber Co., Edwardsville, Benld, Staunton." Text stamped on the upper part of the front cover reads, "Erwin E. Schmitt, general con...

Date: 1952

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356963

Ref. Code: EP005.307

The Chapman Company collection

This collection contains photographic materials, watercolor designs, and ephemera related to the products manufactured by The Chapman Company, a decorative lighting manufacturer. Materials are dated circa 1907-1910. Materials relate primarily to the Boston area, although some items relate to Baltimo...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356964

Ref. Code: CC020

Photographic materials, circa 1907-1910

Series includes three small albumen prints on mount, nineteen small albumen prints, and thirty-one standard-sized albumen and color prints. These images depict lamps made by The Chapman Company. While the photographs are undated, it is assumed they were taken circa 1907-1910 as that is when The Chap...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356965

Ref. Code: CC020.001

Original art, circa 1907-1910

Series contains three mounted and five unmounted watercolor designs. The majority are on paper although a few are on linen. The designs were painted by Waldo E. Chapman. The designs can be dated circa 1907-1910.

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356966

Ref. Code: CC020.002

Ephemera, circa 1907-1910

Series contains four pieces of ephemera related to The Chapman Company's operations. Includes one sales catalog for The Chapman Comapny, one proof for a House & Garden advertisement for The Chapman Company, a price list for a Baltimore-based manufacturer of mirrors, and an envelope with attached wax...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356967

Ref. Code: CC020.003

Small photographs - mounted, circa 1907-1910

Three mounted albumen prints of lamps and a hanging lighting fixture made by The Chapman Company. The photographer is unknown. The prints can be dated circa 1907-1910. All three prints are 7 x 6 inches. All three prints have information regarding pricing and measurements handwritten on the verso.

Date: circa 1907-1910, undated

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356971

Ref. Code: CC020.001.001

Small photographs - unmounted, circa 1907-1910

Nineteen unmounted prints of lamps and lighting fixtures made by The Chapman Company. The photographer is unknown. The prints can be dated circa 1907-1910. The majority of the prints have information regarding price and measurements handwritten on the verso.

Date: circa 1907-1910, undated

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356972

Ref. Code: CC020.001.002

Standard-size photographs - unmounted, circa 1907-1910

Thirty-one unmounted prints of lamps and lighting fixtures made by The Chapman Company. The photographer is unknown. The prints can be dated circa 1907-1910. The majority of the prints have information regarding price and measurements handwritten on the recto. Some have the information handwritten o...

Date: circa 1907-1910, undated

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356973

Ref. Code: CC020.001.003

Watercolor designs - mounted, circa 1907-1910

Thee mounted watercolor designs painted by Waldo E. Chapman. They can be dated circa 1907-1910. All three have handwritten information about the lamps in the paintings on the recto and verso.

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356974

Ref. Code: CC020.002.001

Photograph of Fixture #92, circa 1907-1910

One mounted albumen print of a hanging lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 7 x 6 inches. The photographer is unknown. "#92" is written on the bottom right corner of the print. "The Chapman Co." is stamped on the bottom right corner of the mount, altho...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356975

Ref. Code: CC020.001.001.001

Photograph of Wild Rose Lamp, circa 1907-1910

One mounted albumen print of a hanging lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 7 x 6 inches. The photographer is unknown. "23-109" is written on the bottom right corner of the print. "The Chapman Co." is stamped on the bottom right corner of the mount, al...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356976

Ref. Code: CC020.001.001.002

Photograph of Lamp #94, circa 1907-1910

One mounted albumen print of a hanging lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 7 x 6 inches. The photographer is unknown. "#94" is written on the bottom left corner of the print. "The Chapman Co." is stamped on the bottom right corner of the mount. The sa...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 356977

Ref. Code: CC020.001.001.003

Peabody and Smith Cemeteries, Middleton, Mass.

1 folder 8"x10" prints

Date: undated

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 357056

Ref. Code: PC006.PEASMC

Watercolor of Lamp #513, circa 1907-1910

One mounted watercolor painting of a hanging lamp made by The Chapman Company. The painting can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 5 x 7 inches. The painter is Waldo E. Chapman. The initials "W.C." are stamped underneath the painted lamp. "The Chapman Co." is stamped on the bottom of the print. I...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357057

Ref. Code: CC020.002.001.001

Watercolor of Fixture #302, circa 1907-1910

One mounted watercolor design of a hanging light fixture made by The Chapman Company. The design can be dated circa 1907-1910 and meaasures 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches. "The Chapman Co." is stamped on the bottom of the print. "#302" is written in the top right corner of the recto. The following is written ...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357058

Ref. Code: CC020.002.001.002

Watercolor of Lamp #301, circa 1907-1910

One mounted watercolor design of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The design can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 inches. "The Chapman Co." is stamped on the bottom of the print. "#301" is written in the top right corner of the recto. "#301 / 40.00 [underlined] / 16" overall" i...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357059

Ref. Code: CC020.002.001.003

Home style trends, new ed., National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1958

Plan book containing illustrations, floor plans, and dimensions for each house design. Text inside the item states that the homes in the catalog are modularly designed to take advantage of the "Lu-Re-Co" System of Construction developed by the Lumber Dealers Research Council. The item verso has text...

Date: 1958

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357060

Ref. Code: EP005.309

New homes of moderate cost, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1963

Plan book containing illustrations, floor plans, and dimensions for each house design. The designs highlight access to the outdoors with decks, patios, terraces and sliding glass doors.

Date: 1963

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357062

Ref. Code: EP005.310

Style trends: select your new home now, 3rd ed., National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1945

The plan book has modern designs incorporating traditional elements such as Cape Cod, colonial, and early American. A section in the back provides tips on living rooms, dining rooms, bathrooms, utility closets, and attics. Includes illustrations, floor plans, and dimensions for each house design.

Date: 1945

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357064

Ref. Code: EP005.311

New model homes, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., undated

Plan book containing illustrations, floor plans, and dimensions for each house design. The front cover has a Florida themed illustration and help with your new home is available from Pinellas Lumber Company, 602 East Jeffords, Clearwater, Florida. There is information on financing a home.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357065

Ref. Code: EP005.312

Popular homes...practical in design...planned for today's homemaker, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1960

Plan book containing illustrations and floor plans for house designs. The catalog highlights indoor-outdoor features such as fireplaces, easy care floors, sliding glass doors, and patios to add to the house layout through photographs.

Date: 1960

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357066

Ref. Code: EP005.313

Watercolor designs - unmounted, circa 1907-1910

Five unmounted watercolor designs painted by Waldo E. Chapman. Three of the designs are on paper and two are on linen. They can be dated circa 1907-1910. All five have handwritten information about the lamps in the paintings on the recto and verso.

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357072

Ref. Code: CC020.002.002

Watercolor of Lamp #66, circa 1907-1910

One watercolor design on paper of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The design can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. "W.C." is stamped along the bottom of the recto. The number 66 is written along the top of the recto. The following is written on the verso: "14 - W.A - 2 ...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357073

Ref. Code: CC020.002.002.001

Watercolor of Lamp #2, circa 1907-1910

One watercolor design on linen of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The design can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 5 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches. "C.C. #2 [underlined] / 14"-16"-18" [underlined]" is written in the top right corner of the recto. The following is written on the verso: "15 - 9 / 16 - 1...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357074

Ref. Code: CC020.002.002.002

Watercolor of Lamp #87, circa 1907-1910

One watercolor design on paper of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The design can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 6 x 8 3/4 inches. "W.C." is stamped along the bottom of the recto. The number "87" is written along the top of the recto. In the top right corner of the recto the following is w...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357075

Ref. Code: CC020.002.002.003

Watercolor of Lamp #1, circa 1907-1910

One watercolor painting on linen of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The painting can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 6 x 9 inches. "C.C. #1. [underlined] / 14"-16"-18" [underlined]" is written in the top right corner of the recto. The following is written on the verso: "14 - 8.55 / 16 - 1...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357076

Ref. Code: CC020.002.002.004

Watercolor of Lamp #7, undated

One watercolor design on paper of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The design can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 8 x 10 1/2 inches. "#7 [underlined] / Rose [underlined] / 18" diameter [underlined] / 8 1/2 deep [underlined] / 4" opening at top [underlined] / tripod [?] for oil [word illegi...

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357077

Ref. Code: CC020.002.002.005

Small homes keyed to the times, new ed., National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Ill., 1950

Plan book containing illustrations, floor plans, and dimensions for each house design. The designs are for "homes that can grow" in the future. Help with the plans is available from Venstra Lumber & Supply Co., 21st Street and Phillips Avenue, Racine and 51st Street and Sheridan Road, Kenosha, Wisco...

Date: 1950

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357082

Ref. Code: EP005.314

Color perfect wallpaper: a distinctive portfolio of distinctive wallpapers, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, Ill., 1940

The samples are divided into an economy group, budget group, and decorator group. Two samples are featured in the front of the item designed for Joan Bennett and Hedda Hopper.

Date: 1940

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357084

Ref. Code: EP005.315

The Chapman Company ephemera, circa 1907-1910

Four pieces of ephemera related to The Chapman Company's operations. Includes one sales catalog for The Chapman Comapny, one proof for a House & Garden advertisement for The Chapman Company, a price list for a Baltimore-based manufacturer of mirrors, and an envelope with attached wax seal and tie fo...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357087

Ref. Code: CC020.003.001

The Chapman Company Decorative Lighting sales catalogue, circa 1907-1910

One seven page sales catalogue for The Chapman Company Decorative Lighting. The brochure can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 6 x 3 1/4 inches. The brochure advertises nine total lamps from The Chapman Company. The publisher of the brochure is not listed. The lamps advertised are Candle No. 11,...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357092

Ref. Code: CC020.003.001.001

Homes of today 1932, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Home Construction Division, Chicago, Ill., 1932

The plan book describes in detail the Sears home building plan from the house designs and financing to the completed structure. Features floor plans and illustrations for each design. There is an index of house plans arranged by number of rooms. The catalog has testimonials, questions and answers, a...

Date: 1932

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357097

Ref. Code: EP005.316

Proof of The Chapman Company advertisement from House & Garden, circa 1907-1910

One onionskin paper proof from House & Garden, a monthly magazine devoted to architecture, gardens and decoration, for The Chapman Company. The proof depicts an example lamp from The Chapman Co., a list of other potential products the company could produce, and their address. The proof measures 12 x...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357093

Ref. Code: CC020.003.001.002

C.W. Eschbach price list, circa 1907-1910

One price list for C.W. Eschbach, a manufacturer of antique, colonial, mantel pier and periods mirrors. C.W. Eschbach was located in Baltimore, Maryland at 223 S. Sharp Street. On the front cover, "Waldo E. Chapman" is stamped. Throughout the price list, there are various notations, presumably made ...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357094

Ref. Code: CC020.003.001.003

Envelope, circa 1907-1910

One brown envelope with attached red wax seal and tie. The wax seal has the letter "A" stamped into it. On the top left corner of the envelope is am embossed seal. It depicts a man in revolutionary atire and reads: "PORTRAITS / Herein CONTAINED / were MADE in the PIC / TURE SHOPS of A. / SHEPHERDSO...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357095

Ref. Code: CC020.003.001.004

Wall paper samples, season 1925, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, Ill.; Philadelphia, Pa., 1925

The samples have descriptions, dimensions and prices. Wallpaper supplies, tools and instructions are provided for customers.

Date: 1925

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357100

Ref. Code: EP005.317

Photograph of a lamp, circa 1907-1910

One color photographic print of a lamp made by The Chapman Company. The item can be dated circa 1907-1910 and measures 8 x 10 inches. The photographer is unknown. Under the lamp, "II" is written. In the bottom right corner of the recto, "Waldo E. Chapman" is stamped. The same stamp can be found on t...

Date: circa 1907-1910

Collection: The Chapman Company collection

GUSN: 357101

Ref. Code: CC020.001.003.031

Summer cottages, Sears, Roebuck and Company, Philadelphia, Pa., 1927

The catalog promotes the Ready-Cut system for building.

Date: 1927

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 357102

Ref. Code: EP005.318

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