Historic New England

Nelson Apartments

1 slide for Nelson apartments, unknown location, (no commission) undated

Date: 1971

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 356285

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.NelsonApts.01

Modern homes: their design and construction, American Builder Publishing Corporation, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y., 1931

The plan book contains twelve traditional home styles adapted for contemporary homes with suggestions for furniture and interior decoration. Includes illustrations for each home style discussed.

Date: 1931

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356287

Ref. Code: EP005.238

Home, autumn 1926, Walter Corey Company, 28 Free Street, Portland, Maine, 1926

Publication discussing the topics of interior decoration and furnishings. Includes photographic prints of the interiors of houses and furnishings.

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356288

Ref. Code: EP005.239

Home, fall 1927, Walter Corey Company, 28 Free Street, Portland, Maine, 1927

Publication discussing the topics of interior decoration and furnishings. Includes photographic prints of the interiors of houses and furnishings.

Date: 1927

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356290

Ref. Code: EP005.240

Home, winter season 1927-28, Walter Corey Company, 28 Free Street, Portland, Maine, 1927-1928

Publication discussing the topics of interior decoration and furnishings. Includes photographic prints of the interiors of houses and furnishings.

Date: 1927-1928

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356291

Ref. Code: EP005.241

We built a house ourselves, by Harry Irving Shumway; Furnishing of House Beautiful homes, no. 1, by Flora MacDonald, The House Beautiful Publishing Company, Inc., Boston, Mass., 1918

The volume contains reprints of articles which appeared in House Beautiful magazine. The first, written by Harry Irving Shumway, discusses home building. The second, written by Flora MacDonald, discusses furnishing homes. Photographs of the interiors and exteriors of houses are included.

Date: 1918

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356293

Ref. Code: EP005.242

View of Whiting & Davis factory from Plainville Cemetery [WD2]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356295

Ref. Code: PC074.03.02

Harriet Beecher Stowe House,where Uncle Tom's Cabin was written, Brunswick, Maine

1 black-and-white print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356300

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USME.0300.0050.001

Window shoppers in front of Charles Pollock's studio, 342 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

The backs of two women and one man are captured looking at the portraits in the photographer's studio window.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356301

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.8790.003

Exterior view, Parker House Hotel, School Street, Boston, Mass.

The Parker House Hotel towers over other buildings in the image. On the right side the back of King's Chapel can be seen. To the left of the Parker House is a building housing the J.B. Chisholm Printing Office, Gridley, auctioneers, and a bank at street level. Part of the entrance gate to old City ...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356302

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.7100.001

Exterior view, rear, Boston and Providence Railroad Station, Park Square, Boston, Mass.

Berkeley Street is in the foreground of the image. The station clock tower can be seen on the left side of the image. The top sign reads "Park Square Automobile Station, automobile entrance Providence Street." The second sign reads "Boston Autombile Exchange, automobile entrance Providence Street." ...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356303

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6210.006

European traditions: a collection of cottage and chateau designs, Larry W. Garnett & Associates, Inc., 3275 West Ina Road, Suite 110, Tucson, Ariz., circa 1991

Contemporary house designs, based on French chateaux and cottages, are described in the plan book. Includes photographic prints and floor plans for various designs. An order form is in the back of the catalog.

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356305

Ref. Code: EP005.243

New England Architect and Home Builder, vol. 1, no. 3, W. H. Hunt Publishing Company, 59, 60, 61 Currier Building, Lynn, Mass., 1903 March

Issue of the New England Architect and Home Builder magazine. The publication is "devoted to home building, decoration, and furnishing." Articles are accompanied by photographic prints and floor plans. Advertisements for related businesses are throughout.

Date: 1903

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356308

Ref. Code: EP005.244

Official souvenir & program, Rhode Island old home week, Old Home Week Committee, Publicity Department, Providence, R.I., 1907

The program promotes Rhode Island history, tourism, individuals, and historic buildings. Includes information on events and speakers as well as advertisements for local businesses.

Date: 1907

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356309

Ref. Code: EP005.245

Postcard, Clark House, built 1758, Wolfeboro, N.H., undated

The song title below the postcard reads, "Dear old New Hampshire." The refrain may also be the title which reads, "Carry me back to old New Hampshire."

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356311

Ref. Code: EP005.246

Practical homebuilding, by C. O. Powell, North Western Expanded Metal Co., Chicago, Ill., 1914

The author provides guidance in selecting the location, design, building materials, and other considerations for building a house. Includes photographic prints of houses throughout.

Date: 1914

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356319

Ref. Code: EP005.247

Seventh annual Home Beautiful Exposition, March 26 to April 2, 1927, Mechanics Building, Boston, Mass., 1927

The schedule of events is listed in the program. Events featured the smallest ballet in the world, a wedding, a fashion show, and hair dressing. The running title is "Home Beautiful and Building Trades Exposition." Campbell's office is at 329 Park Square Building.

Date: 1927

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356321

Ref. Code: EP005.248

Example for sorting records

example

Date: 2021

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 356322

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.336

This is the miniature gas bungalow to be shown at the New England Gas Industry exhibit in conjunction with the Home Beautiful Exposition, April 21 to May 5, 1923, Mechanics Building, Huntington Ave., Boston, Mass., 1923

The brochure, from the Salem Gas Light Company, describes the miniature house exhibit fueled by an on-site miniature gas plant. Tickets were enclosed for the Home Beautiful Exposition. Text on the top and bottom of the item reads, "You can do it better with gas."

Date: 1923

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356326

Ref. Code: EP005.249

Poultry housing, bulletin no. 133, rev., March, 1924, by O. M. Wilbur, University of Maine, College of Agriculture, Extension Service, Orono, Maine, 1924

The bulletin describes a chicken house for the optimum laying of eggs. Includes photographic prints, illustrations, and floor plans.

Date: 1924

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356327

Ref. Code: EP005.250

Concrete House Magazine, vol. II, no. 5, Portland Cement Association, Chicago, Ill., 1924

The issue of Concrete House Magazine describes the advantages of using concrete and stucco for house construction. Photographic prints and some floor plans are included. Text on the front cover reads, "Concrete for permanence."

Date: 1924

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356329

Ref. Code: EP005.251

Royal Barry Wills Resources - Fences

Royal Barry Wills had photographs of fences from homes around New England. He used these images as inspiration for is own work. This folder contains fourty-two 8"x10" black and white photographs of fences and fence posts made from various materials.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 356330

Ref. Code: AR029.03.04.01.RBWResources-Fences

Concrete House Magazine, vol. III, no. 2, March-April 1925, Portland Cement Association, Chicago, Ill., 1925

The issue of Concrete House Magazine describes the advantages of using concrete and stucco for house construction. Photographic prints and some floor plans for houses are included. Text on the front cover reads, "Fire-safe homes of permanent beauty. Ideal home built by Topeka Daily Capital, Topeka, ...

Date: 1925

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356333

Ref. Code: EP005.252

The Architectural Record, vol. 55, no. 4, McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New York, N.Y., 1924 April

The issue of Architectural Record is dedicated to architect Harrie T. Lindeberg. The inside of the front cover has a newspaper obituary dated January 12, 1959, a New York Herald Tribune article dated May 16, 1934 about Lindeberg's plan for the American embassy in Moscow, and a death announcement fro...

Date: 1924

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356335

Ref. Code: EP005.253

Old home week addresses, by Governor Frank W. Rollins, The Rumford Press, Concord, N.H., 1900

The text of speeches the New Hampshire governor gave in Rollinsford, Salem, North Woodstock, Hanover, Concord, Mont Vernon, and New Ispswich New Hampshire, as well as Portland, Maine.

Date: 1900

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356337

Ref. Code: EP005.254

The home idea book, 1950 ed., Johns-Manville, 22 East Fortieth Street, New York, N.Y., 1950

Building and remodeling suggestions are provided for current and future homeowners. Directions for various product application are included. The front cover reads, "A generation of ideas for better living." On the cover is an illustration where two generations dream of a future family home while loo...

Date: 1950

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355515

Ref. Code: EP005.102

The famous fifty and other favorite homes, International Mill & Timber Company, Bay City, Mich., 1916

Logging, testimonials, financing, and the items included in the purchase are described in the plan book with a letter to customers from the president of the Sterling System of Home Building. Photographic prints, descriptions, specifications, and floor plans are provided for each design.

Date: 1916

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355519

Ref. Code: EP005.103

Building with logs, miscellaneous publication no. 579, by Clyde P. Fickes and W. Ellis Groben, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1957

Architectural plans, photographic prints, and text provide a guide to constructing a log home. Text inside the front cover reads, "In this bulletin it is assumed that the reader is familiar with the ordinary frame building methods used where wood is the principal construction material. Issued Septem...

Date: 1957

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355524

Ref. Code: EP005.104

"Paul Bunyan's" log cabin book: a guide for cabin builders, The Red River Lumber Company, Westwood, Calif., 1934

The catalog promotes Paul Bunyan's Log Cabin Siding which reproduces "the appearance of actual log construction at a lower cost for materials and labor." Floor plans, illustrations, and cross sections are available for each design. The Red River Lumber Company also has material for doors, cabin wall...

Date: 1934

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355526

Ref. Code: EP005.105

Liberty Homes, Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay City, Mich., 1942

Illustrations, floor plans, and descriptions are included for customers. The prefabricated houses also include hardware, paint, doors, windows, and other materials.

Date: 1942

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355527

Ref. Code: EP005.106

Liberty Homes, Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay City, Mich., 1940

Illustrations, floor plans, and descriptions are included for customers. The prefabricated houses also include hardware, paint, doors, windows, and other materials. A price list is attached inside the catalog.

Date: 1940

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355528

Ref. Code: EP005.107

Lewis homes: homes of character, Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay City, Mich., 1924

The plan book has descriptions, floor plans, and photographic prints for each design. A price list for 1925 is attached.

Date: 1924

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355529

Ref. Code: EP005.108

Lewis homes: homes of character, Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay City, Mich., 1925

The plan book has descriptions, floor plans, and photographic prints for each design. A price list for 1925 is included.

Date: 1925

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355530

Ref. Code: EP005.109

Home Owner's Handbook, vol. 4, Science and Mechanics Publishing Company, 49 East Superior Street, Chicago, Ill., 1952

Volume 4 of the Home Owner's Handbook. Text on the front cover reads, "Over 65 articles, remodeling, weatherproofing, insulating, heating and wiring, installing TV sets, laying shingles, home gardening, building modern and period furniture, making storm sash and screens plus a new series of attracti...

Date: 1952

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355531

Ref. Code: EP005.110

Few sketches of picturesque suburban homes selected from the practice of A. F. Leicht, architect, 62 Liberty Street, New York, N.Y., 1892

The author makes the case for house plans that use an architect to ensure the project is completed on an aesthetic and practical basis. Includes illustrations, dimensions, and a description for each design.

Date: 1892

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355533

Ref. Code: EP005.111

The Hy-tex house of moderate cost: a house of beauty, a good investment, Hydraulic-Press Brick Company, St. Louis, Mo., 1914

Plan book contains designs from a competition conducted by "The Brickbuilder" for houses faced with Hy-tex brick and not costing more than $7500.00. Illustrations, floor plans, and cross sections for designs are included. "The function of an architect" by Aymar Embury II is on pages 85-92. "The sto...

Date: 1914

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355537

Ref. Code: EP005.112

[Letter and brochure], Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay City, Mich., 1919 June 18

A letter and brochure from Lewis Manufacturing Company. The brochure item has a price list, testimonials, and photographs of precut lumber ready to be shipped for the prefabricated houses.

Date: 1919-06-18

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355538

Ref. Code: EP005.113

Portrait of Marrett family members in front of Marrett House, Standish, Maine

Two women play croquet on the lawn with a man and women on horseback behind them. The woman is riding sidesaddle. To the left and by the side porch is a rocking horse. A dog lays in the grass facing the porch. A pump is on the right side of the image in front of the open barn door. To the far lef...

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 355540

Ref. Code: PC006.MAR.01.009

Intersection of Tremont and Boylston Streets, Boston, Mass.

Pedestrians cross the intersection of Tremont and Boylston Streets. On the right the corner of the Masonic Temple building can be seen with a sign advertising bicycle wheels. There is a Boston Subway construction site and machinery on the Boston Common. A sign on the construction building reads "Wa...

Date: 1881-1913

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355546

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.8240.001

Nubble light, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

The card verso describes the lighthouse location, type of light, height, and visibility at sea.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355559

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.027

Sanibel Island light, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

The card verso describes the lighthouse location, type of light, height, and visibility at sea.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355560

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.028

Tillamook light, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

The card verso describes the lighthouse location, type of light, height, and visibility at sea.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355561

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.029

Point Judith light, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

The card verso describes the lighthouse location, type of light, height, and visibility at sea.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355562

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.030

Beavertail light, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

The card verso describes the lighthouse location, type of light, height, and visibility at sea.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355577

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.031

Owl's Head light, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

The card verso describes the lighthouse location, type of light, height, and visibility at sea.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355578

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.032

Boston light, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

The card verso describes the lighthouse location, type of light, height, and visibility at sea.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355579

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.033

Annisquam Harbor light, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

The card verso describes the lighthouse location, type of light, height, and visibility at sea.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355580

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.034

Cape Flattery light, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

The card verso describes the lighthouse location, type of light, height, and visibility at sea.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355581

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.035

Deer Island light, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

The card verso describes the lighthouse location, type of light, height, and visibility at sea.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355582

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.036

Cape San Juan light, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

The card verso describes the lighthouse location, type of light, height, and visibility at sea.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355583

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.037

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