Historic New England

Sunlight house: the last word in home satisfaction, West Coast Lumberman's Association, 365 Stuart Building, Seattle, Wash., 1933

The Lumber Industries House was created to promote wood house construction at the Century of Progess International Exposition in Chicago. The manufacturers and suppliers who contributed to the finished house are listed. There are additional house plans to demonstrate the versatility of wood and a sh...

Date: 1933

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355054

Ref. Code: EP005.025

Successful stucco homes: a booklet dealing with the construction, economy and utility of stucco houses, with special reference to the uses and advantages of Clinton Wire Lath, Clinton Wire Cloth Company, Clinton, Mass., 1914

Trade catalog describes the process for constructing exterior and interior walls utilizing stucco and the Clinton Wire Lath. Photographic prints of examples houses are inclued throughout. Benjamin Proctor, Jr. and Chapman & Frazer are tthe architects of the houses on page 64, misnumbered as 94.

Date: 1914

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355059

Ref. Code: EP005.026

New brick homes, improved ed., L. F. Garlinghouse Company, 115 Eighth Avenue, east, Topeka, Kan., 1938

Plan book includes photographic prints, floor plans, dimensions, prices, and a description for each design. Handwritten text on the cover reads, "V.E. Dunn & Son, 167 Sewall St., Augusta, Maine."

Date: 1938

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355061

Ref. Code: EP005.027

Book of plans, no. 61, Chicago House Wrecking Co., 35th & Iron Streets, Chicago, Ill., 1912

Plan book includes photographic prints, floor plans, description, pricing information, and dimensions for each design. The plans offer such extras as plumbing and heating systems, exterior and interior paint, window shades, and bathroom and kitchen appliances. There is a drawing of the business fact...

Date: 1912

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355063

Ref. Code: EP005.028

Attractive homes: 40 homes with plans, Cleveland Publications, Inc., 448 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, Calif., undated

Plan book of house designs. Each frame house has a photographic print, description, and floor plan. Published by Cleveland Publications, Inc.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355064

Ref. Code: EP005.029

Group of fifty New England colonial homes from the designs of Miles Standish Richmond, architect: a complete architectural service available to prospective home builders, Metropolitan Federal Savings and Loan Association, 6 High Street, Boston, Mass., 1939

The designs are based on colonial houses and include an illustration and floor plan with dimensions. There is a brief description of the restoration of Travis House in Natick, Massachusetts. A plan index can be found in the back of the catalog.

Date: 1939

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355071

Ref. Code: EP005.030

Brick for the average man's home: a selection of thirty-five designs for practical and artistic homes, including cottages, bungalows, houses and two-apartment buildings. One and two-car garages also are shown. Every house is designed to be built of common brick, thus assuring beauty combined with economy. Working drawings and specifications available for each house and garage, 1st ed., Common Brick Manufacturers' Association of America, Cleveland, Ohio, 1920

Plan book includes illustrations, floor plans, and descriptions for house designs. Text on the front cover reads, "New and original designs for small houses with working drawings available."

Date: 1920

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355072

Ref. Code: EP005.031

Small homes of unusual merit: the Architectural Club of New Haven 1926 competition for the design of small homes of concrete masonry, Portland Cement Association, 10 High Street, Boston, Mass.; 347 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y.; 1315 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 1926

Plan book containing floor plans, illustrations, and descriptions of the winners of the Architectural Club of New Haven's 1926 competition for the design of small homes of concrete masonry. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. File 10a2."

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355074

Ref. Code: EP005.032

New American homes, 4th improved ed., L. F. Garlinghouse Company, 115 Eighth Avenue, east, Topeka, Kan., undated

Each plan has an illustration or photographic prints, floor plan, description, and price.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355075

Ref. Code: EP005.033

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

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: 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

Two-family houses of concrete masonry: prize-winning and other designs submitted in the architectural competition conducted by the T-Square Club of Philadelphia and Portland Cement Association, Portland Cement Association, 347 Madison Avenue, New York, N.Y., undated

Portland Cement Stucco is promoted in designs from architects in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and New York. Elevations, floor plans, and some illustrations are included for each house design. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. File 10a2." A general letter to architects from the district engineer ...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355216

Ref. Code: EP005.056