Historic New England

Homes under $8500, Architectural Plan Service, Inc., Jamaica, N.Y., 1952

The 18 designs have extensive descriptions, illustrations, and floor plans for houses designed by architect Samuel Paul. The plan book covers site and builder considerations, cost saving materials and methods, and how to obtain the blueprints. The lower left corner of the front cover has text which ...

Date: 1952

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355876

Ref. Code: EP005.163

Small homes of character: fifty small home designs selected to meet the requirements of the home builder of average means, Architectural House Planning Service Co., Philadelphia, Pa., undated

The plan book contains illustrations, descriptions, and floor plans.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355878

Ref. Code: EP005.164

American motohomes: the prefabricated houses that come complete with food in the kitchen, by Sarah Delano Roosevelt, catalogue no. 1, American Houses, Inc., affiliated with Houses, Inc., 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y., 1935 April 1

The house features are described in the plan book. Six sheets in the back have illustration and floor plans.

Date: 1935

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355880

Ref. Code: EP005.165

Aladdin Houses built in a day, catalog no. 24, spring 1913, North American Construction Company, Bay City, Mich., 1913

Dimensions, photographic prints, illustrations, and floor plans are provided for customers in the plan book. The front cover illustration caption is "Home" and shows a father and son approaching the gate to their house. The mother stands in the house doorway.

Date: 1913

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355881

Ref. Code: EP005.166

1956 building supply catalogue, L. C. Andrew, South Windham, Maine, 1956

The catalog advertises house designs. Each design includes floor plans, an illustration, and information on dimensions, pricing, and building materials. Building materials described include finished lumber, paint, windows, shingles, flooring, and masonry hardware.

Date: 1956

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355882

Ref. Code: EP005.167

1958 building supply catalogue, L. C. Andrew, South Windham, Maine, 1958

The catalog advertises house designs. Each design includes floor plans, an illustration, and information on dimensions, pricing, and building materials. Building materials described include finish lumber, paint, windows, shingles, flooring, and masonry hardware.

Date: 1958

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355883

Ref. Code: EP005.168

1966 building materials catalog, 50th anniversary, L. C. Andrew, South Windham, Maine, 1966

The catalog advertises house designs. Each design includes floor plans, an illustration, and information on dimensions, pricing, and building materials. Building materials described include finish lumber, paint, windows, shingles, flooring and masonry hardware. The business sells prefabricated log c...

Date: 1966

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355884

Ref. Code: EP005.169

Exterior view, Hancock House, Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

The Hancocl House can be seen from Beacon Street through the trees and shrubs. Part of the house on the left can be seen in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355885

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0870.003

Steel makes the home, American Iron and Steel Institute, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y., undated

The advantages of using steel in house construction are described for potential customers. Includes photographic prints and illustrations throughout.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355887

Ref. Code: EP005.170

Seven-and-eight room face brick bungalow and small house plans, American Face Brick Association, Chicago, Ill., 1922

The house designs have interchangeable floor plans. Each design has a detailed description, illustration, and floor plans.

Date: 1922

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355888

Ref. Code: EP005.171

Three-and-four room face brick bungalow and small house plans, 3rd ed., American Face Brick Association, Chicago, Ill., 1925

The house designs have interchangeable floor plans. Each design has a detailed description, illustration, and floor plans.

Date: 1925

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355889

Ref. Code: EP005.172

Aladdin homes, catalog no. 33, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Mich., 1921

The plan book has photographic prints, illustrations, and floor plans for the prefabricated houses. Text on the front cover reads, "Aladdin Homes presented to Mrs. Wm. Fuller." A little girl picks flower in the title page illustration.

Date: 1921

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355890

Ref. Code: EP005.173

Aladdin homes "built in a day," catalog no. 32, The Aladdin Company, Bay City, Mich., 1919

The plan book has photographic prints, illustrations, and floor plans for the prefabricated houses. An Aladdin figure is shown on the front cover, reading: "Aladdin Readi-Cut Houses sold by the Golden Rule." Text on the back cover reads, "Presented to D.R. Smith." Below the indexes, inside the back ...

Date: 1919

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355891

Ref. Code: EP005.174

David Perini house, Dover, Mass.

two black and white and two color images of the David Perini house in Dover, Massachusetts (commission #2425)

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 355892

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.PeriniD

New ideas for building your home from Better Homes & Gardens, 1939 ed., edited by John Normile, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1939

Text on the front cover reads, "Better Homes & Gardens book of selected home plans 1939 edition. 100 selected homes with photographic prints and plans, financing your home, building your home." There is a Bildcost gardened-home plan section and articles on building materials. There is a glossary of ...

Date: 1939

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355894

Ref. Code: EP005.175

New ideas for modernizing your home: renewing, remodeling, redecorating, refurnishing, Better Homes & Gardens, Des Moines, Iowa, 1933

Advice and suggestions for home remodeling projects is provided. Text on the front cover reads, "From Better Homes & Gardens' Household and Home-Building Service Bureau."

Date: 1933

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355895

Ref. Code: EP005.176

Help for the man who wants to build: a group of selected plans for small homes, vol. 2, The Berkshire Evening Eagle, Pittsfield, Mass., 1921-1928

The book covers financing, building costs, and building materials. Includes floor plans and illustrations of house designs. Text in the publication reads "Edited by Maurice I. Flagg and Robert Taylor Jones for The Architects' Small House Service Bureau of The United States, Inc."

Date: 1921-1928

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355896

Ref. Code: EP005.177

The book of homes: help for the man who wants to build, edited by P. Irving Schwarz, Boston Publishing Co., Boston, Mass., 1924

Plan book containing illustrations, prices, and floor plans for house designs. Text inside the item reads, "Edited and designed by P. Irving Schwarz." Text on the front cover reads, "Published by the Boston Herald-Traveler."

Date: 1924

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355927

Ref. Code: EP005.178

Home designs, Better Homes & Gardens, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1965

Issue of Better Homes & Gardens magazine. Text on the front cover reads, "Over 90 architect-designed homes, built for real families." The designs have dimensions, photographic prints, and floor plans.

Date: 1965

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355928

Ref. Code: EP005.179

Distinguished houses of moderate cost, 1st ed., edited by Raymond T. B. Hand, Robert M. McBride & Company, New York, N.Y., 1936

Thirty-five houses are profiled with descriptions, floor plans, and photographic prints.

Date: 1936

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355931

Ref. Code: EP005.180

[Portfolio], Acorn Structures, Inc., P.O. Box 1445, Concord, Mass., 1991

Portfolio of materials related to Acorn Structures, Inc. Acorn designs custom houses for clients with panelized and precut materials, windows, doors, roofing, siding, exterior and interior trim, and cabinetry. Includes brochures and catalogs containing floor plans, illustrations of designs, prices, ...

Date: 1991

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355933

Ref. Code: EP005.181

The Small Home, vol. 10, no. 3, Architects' Small House Service Bureau, 1200 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., 1930 March

The issue has building plans and articles on flooring, heating, and New England colonial homes.

Date: 1930

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355937

Ref. Code: EP005.182

The Small Home, vol. 10, no. 4, Architects' Small House Service Bureau, 1200 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., 1930 April

The issue has building plans and articles on cracked plaster, heating, and flower gardens.

Date: 1930

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355942

Ref. Code: EP005.183

The Small Home, vol. 11, no. 3, Architects' Small House Service Bureau, 1200 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., 1931 March

The issue has building plans and articles on building materials and home improvement.

Date: 1931

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355946

Ref. Code: EP005.184

The Small Home, vol. 11, no. 6, Architects' Small House Service Bureau, 1200 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., 1931 June

The issue has building plans and articles on wallpaper, gardening, refrigeration, and children.

Date: 1931

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355947

Ref. Code: EP005.185

Exterior view, St. Paul's Church, from Bowen's picture of Boston or the citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts and its environs, 3rd ed., Otis Broaders and Company, Boston, Mass.

The engraving is on page 116 in the book.

Date: 1838

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 355950

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.3300.016

Exterior view, New South Church, Summer and Bedford Streets, from Bowen's picture of Boston or the citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts and its environs, 3rd ed., Otis Broaders and Company, Boston, Mass.

The engraving is on page 140 in the book.

Date: 1838

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 355953

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.3200.004

Exterior view, Old South, Washington Street, from Bowen's picture of Boston or the citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts and its environs, 3rd ed., Otis Broaders and Company, Boston, Mass.

The engraving is on page 140 in the book.

Date: 1838

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 355956

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.3550.030

Exterior view, Boston Athenaeum, Pearl Street, from Bowen's picture of Boston or the citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts and its environs, 3rd ed., Otis Broaders and Company, Boston, Mass.

The engraving is on page 188 in the book.

Date: 1838

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 355957

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.3850.021

Exterior view, Nahant Hotel, from Bowen's picture of Boston or the citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts and its environs, 3rd ed., Otis Broaders and Company, Boston, Mass.

The engraving is on page 204 of the book.

Date: 1838

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 355961

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.6150.001

Exterior view, Mansion House, John Hancock House, from Bowen's picture of Boston or the citizen's and stranger's guide to the metropolis of Massachusetts and its environs, 3rd ed., Otis Broaders and Company, Boston, Mass.

The engraving is on page 241 in the book.

Date: 1838

Collection: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

GUSN: 355963

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.1100.008

Race Rock 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: 355619

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.061

Block 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. The structure in the image is the Block Island Southeast Lighthouse.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355620

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.062

Navesink lights, 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: 355621

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.063

Little Gull 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: 355622

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.064

Blackwell's 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. Today the island is known as Roosevelt Island.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355624

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.065

Cape May 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: 355625

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.066

Minot's Ledge 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: 355627

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.067

Execution Rocks 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: 355628

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.068

Boston Auxiliary 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: 355638

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.069

Cape Cod 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. The lighthouse is also known as Highland Light Station.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355639

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.070

Early methods of coast signalling, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

1 cigarette card : color illustration ; 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355640

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.071

Statue of Liberty, Hassan Cork Tip cigarettes, American Tobacco Company, New York, New York

Background on the Statue of Liberty is provided on the card verso.

Date: 1909-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 355641

Ref. Code: EP001.01.115.01.02.072

Century log cabins, Century Wood Preserving Co., Park Square Building, Boston, Mass., undated

Plan book contains illustrations, floor plans, and dimensions for log cabin designs. Published by Century Wood Preserving Co.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355642

Ref. Code: EP005.114

Chips of wood, vol. 2, no. 12, P. W. Wood Lumber Corp., 11 Garden Street, Worcester, Mass., 1929

The business offers products for modernizing and updating houses with Balsam Wool insulation and Weatherbest Stained Shingles. Features illustrations and floor plans for house designs.

Date: 1929

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355648

Ref. Code: EP005.115

Homes for tomorrow from Ladies Home Journal, by Richard Pratt, Ladies Home Journal, Philadelphia, Pa., undated

The exhibition catalog has floor plans and photographic prints of houses designed by different architects. The exhibit was designed by Frederick L. Lynch. Text on the back cover reads, "Jordan Marsh."

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355652

Ref. Code: EP005.116

The new Liberty Homes, Lewis Manufacturing Company, Bay City, Mich., 1941

The plan book has illustrations, descriptions, and floor plans for prefabricated houses. There is a detailed description of materials, order form, and building time for each design. The mailing envelope for the plan book is included, as is a freight paid price list no. 1 for 1941 and a Liberty Home ...

Date: 1941

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355653

Ref. Code: EP005.117

Historical sketch of the Lucy Jackson Chapter House D.A.R., souvenir of the thirtieth anniversary, 1898-1926, by Mrs. D. E. Baker, Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C., 1926

The chapter house is known as the Baury House and this sketch provides background on the previous owners with portraits and interior and exterior photographic prints of the property.

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355660

Ref. Code: EP005.118