Historic New England

Remodeling magic, National Gypsum Company, Buffalo, N.Y., 1954

The trade catalog showcases how different rooms of a house can benefit from using the company's product to renovate and remodel. Each room is represented using a color illustration, as well as a description of the room and how the product was used in the room.

Date: 1954

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361175

Ref. Code: EP005.629

Book of remodeled houses, The American Home, American Home Publishing Company, Forest Hills, N.Y., 1943

This issue contains articles with photographic prints and illustrations showcasing all the improvements each owner made to their respective houses, explaining the reasoning behind the design choices.

Date: 1943

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361176

Ref. Code: EP005.630

Making old houses into charming homes, Weatherbest Stained Shingle Co., Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1930

Trade catalog showcasing houses before and after renovation. Each house usually has one problem listed, and remodeling serves as the solution.. Each example includes photographic prints depicting the stated changes.

Date: 1930

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361178

Ref. Code: EP005.631

Making old houses into charming homes, Weatherbest Stained Shingle Co., Inc., North Tonawanda, N.Y., 1925

Trade catalog showcasing houses before and after renovation. Each house usually has one problem listed, and remodeling serves as the solution. Each example includes photographic prints depicting the stated changes.

Date: 1925

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361179

Ref. Code: EP005.632

The cellar reborn, American Radiator Company, New York, N.Y., 1936

The trade catalog provides consumers with numerous examples of renovated basements and cellars and potential design choices. Each renovated space is accompanied by before-and-after photographic prints of the space, floor plans, and the costs of the renovations.

Date: 1936

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361180

Ref. Code: EP005.633

Home building & remodeling, Hudson Home Publishing, Los Altos, Calif., 1973

Catalog contains numerous articles explaining how to best remodel and renovate one's home to reflect new interior and exterior design trends. Each articles is accompanied by numerous photographic prints and illustrations showcasing potential changes.

Date: 1973

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361181

Ref. Code: EP005.634

Modernizing farmhouses, Farmers' Bulletin no. 1749, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1944

Bulletin containing floor plans and illustrations instructing homeowners and farmowners how to best renovate and remodel their house to improve efficiency.

Date: 1944

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361182

Ref. Code: EP005.635

Gordon-Van Tine Co. building materials, spring catalogue 1915, Gordon-Van Tine Co., Davenport, Iowa, 1915

The catalog advertises building materials for various home uses, including windows, colonnades, flooring samples, paint samples, and stain varnish samples, as well as house designs. Each product comes with extensive price lists and accomapnying illustrations.

Date: 1915

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361183

Ref. Code: EP005.636

Set of architectural drawings of house for Celia A. Spicer, Providence, R.I., 1907 April

Two ink on starch-coated linen architectural drawings for the home of Celia A. Spicer in Providence, Rhode Island. The drawings include a north, rear, south, and front elevation and are dated April 1907. The elevations were drawn by architect F. J. Sawtelle.

Date: 1907

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 361186

Ref. Code: AR001.USRI.0700.006

Willard Everett and Co., 130, 131 & 134, North St., Boston, Mass., Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers of Furniture

This chromolithographic print depicts two views of the manufacturing site and wholesale rooms for Willard Everett & Co. The first view shows the manufacturing building outside of the city with a small railyard and some buildings with a smokestack. The second view depicts the building on North Street...

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 361188

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.2650.006

Watercolor views of buildings by Henry Robinson Blaney, Boston, Mass., undated

Three watercolor paintings completed by artist Henry Robinson Blaney. The paintings depict an unidentified brick gambrel-roofed house, an unidentified clapboard gambrel-roofed house, and an unidentified brick church in Boston, Massachusetts. The paintings are undated.

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361189

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.790

An old frame house becomes a home again with Inselbric, McRae Brothers, Patchogue, N.Y., undated

Trade catalog advertising Inselbric brick siding for homes. Examples of homes with the siding installed are printed in color, and the back of the catalog showcases different textures and colors the consumer can choose from.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361192

Ref. Code: EP005.637

The renaissance of the cellar, Standard Oil of New York, New York, N.Y., undated

The trade catalog showcases refurnished and renovated cellars, showcasing only the after-effects of the renovation through photographic prints. The company also mentions how their oil heat system can benefit most renovated cellars and add to the comfort of consumer's homes.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361193

Ref. Code: EP005.638

Ideas for home improvement with fir plywood, Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Tacoma, Wash., 1957

Compilation of bound trade catalogs showcasing the products of the Douglas Fir Company, usually furniture. Most products showcase multiple cross sections of the finished product, as well as different elevation views and photographic prints of the product in use.

Date: 1957

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361194

Ref. Code: EP005.639

Keeping your home "up-to-date," Philip Carey Manufacturing Co., Lockland, Ohio, 1942

Trade catalog informing consumers on multiple ways to prevent depreciation in their current home's value, while simultaneously advertising the company products to assist with any necessary renovations. Most articles and plans come with photographic prints demonstrating changes and processes.

Date: 1942

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361195

Ref. Code: EP005.640

How to remodel interiors: 37 ideas for weary rooms, The Upson Company, Lockport, N.Y., undated

Trade catalog providing interior decoration advice to consumers, particularly advertising these improvements alongside Upson products. These products include Upson Kuver-Krak Panels, Upson Fibre-Tile, and Upson Strong-Bilt tiles.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361196

Ref. Code: EP005.641

Poster for New Millinery Goods at E. R. Gilmore's Old Stand, E. R. Gilmore's Old Stand, Keene, N. H., undated

Poster advertising E. R. Gilmore's Old Stand in Keene, New Hampshire. The poster thanks loyal patrons for their business, and advertises low prices for garments such as bonnets. There is also a lithograph print of the storefront, listing the name of the store as E R. Gilmore Bonnet Manufactury. The ...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361197

Ref. Code: EP001.01.023.06.02.003

The Kitchen: Prang's aids for object teaching. Trades & occupations. Plate 6, 1874

One of twelve lithographs depicting trades and occupations from the educational series called "Aids for Object Teaching. Lithograph of plate 6 depicting a woman working in the kitchen. Published by L. Prang & Co. and dated 1874.

Date: 1874

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

GUSN: 361198

Ref. Code: GC002.02.339

Everything for constructing a building, The Clinton Lumber & Coal Co., Clinton, Conn., undated

Plan book of house designs published by The Clinton Lumber & Coal Co. Each plan includes floor plans, a name for the design, a short description of the home's unique features, and color illustrations of the completed home and unique features.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361200

Ref. Code: EP005.642

101 practical suggestions for home improvements, the new 1936 ed., Johns Manville Corporation, 75 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., 1936

Trade catalog detailing different ways for consumers to improve their home through renovation or smaller interior decoration changes. Articles showcasing company products and processes are accompanied by photographic prints showing both before and after renovations.

Date: 1936

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361201

Ref. Code: EP005.643

101 practical suggestions for home improvements, the new 1937 ed., Johns Manville Corporation, 75 Federal Street, Boston, Mass., 1937

Trade catalog detailing different ways for consumers to improve their home through renovation or smaller interior decoration changes. Articles showcasing company products and processes are accompanied by photographic prints showing both before and after renovations.

Date: 1937

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361202

Ref. Code: EP005.644

How to remodel your home, edited by Victor S. Fox, Style Publications, Inc., 60 East 42nd Street, New York, N Y., 1946

Catalog detailing different ways for consumers to improve their home through renovation or smaller interior decoration changes. Articles showcasing products and processes are accompanied by photographic prints showing both before and after renovations. Edited by Victor S. Fox. Published by Style Pub...

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361203

Ref. Code: EP005.645

House & Garden remodeling guide to home improvement, fall-winter 1970-1971, Conde Nast Publications, Inc., 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y., 1970

Catalog detailing different ways for consumers to improve their home through renovation or smaller interior decoration changes. Articles showcasing products and processes are accompanied by photographic prints showing both before and after renovations. Published by Conde Nast Publications, Inc.

Date: 1970

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361204

Ref. Code: EP005.646

How to modernize your farm home, edited by H. E. Wichers and Ellen L. Pennell, Successful Farming, Des Moines, Iowa, 1935

Periodical containing articles detailing how consumers can best remodel their farm homes. Each individual article focuses on separate rooms within the house, describes processes and interior design tips, and provides accompanying photographic prints.

Date: 1935

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 361205

Ref. Code: EP005.647

One hundred birthday gifts, Daniel Low & Co., Jewelers & Silversmiths, Salem, Mass., 1913

Trade catalog containing gifts for people of all ages, specifically geared towards gifts given as birthday presents. Examples of gifts include engraved cards, pearls, gold jewelry, and bond paper. Each product is accompanied by photographs of illustrations of the products, product numbers, price, an...

Date: 1913

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361226

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.003.020

Advertisement for Hood's sarsparilla, C. I. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass., circa 1882

Advertisement for C. I. Hood's patent medicine, specifically their sarsaparilla product. The front of the advertisement is a color lithograph of four kittens on a footstool. The verso of the advertisement contains testimonials from 30 drugstore owners who sell the product as well as an article writt...

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361228

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.02.01.013

Growing Old Gracefully pamphlet, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass., 1955

Pamphlet issued by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company describing how consumers can enjoy their life as they begin to age and retire. Topics discussed include undertaking hobbies and enjoying leisure time, acknowledging the changes one's body goes through, and how to keep financial securi...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361230

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.032

Dry well: medicinal and toiletries bottles, slide 30, Cooper-Frost-Austin House, Cambridge, Mass.

One slide of sixteen from early 1970s archaeological excavation at the Cooper-Frost-Austin House completed by the Peabody Museum's Putnam Archaeological Laboratory. Images were taken by Richard Michael Gramly and unnamed Harvard students. Slides are dated January 1975. Numbered as slide 30 in the to...

Date: 1975

Collection: Historic New England properties photographic collection

GUSN: 361235

Ref. Code: PC006.CFA.02.COO00003

Trinity Church, Boston, Mass., undated

Matted pencil sketch of exterior of Trinity Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Sketch is undated and the artist is unknown.

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361422

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.804

Longfellow House, Cambridge, Mass., 1921

Matted pencil sketch of the Longfellow House in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Alfred Shaw. Sketch is dated 1921. The following is written in the lower right corner of the matting: "The Longfellow House." The following signature is written in the lower left corner of the sketch: "Alfred Shaw '21."

Date: 1921

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361423

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Cambridge.805

Memorial Hall, Cambridge, Mass., 1921

Matted pencil sketch of Memorial Hall in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Alfred Shaw. Sketch is dated 1921. The following is written in the lower right corner of the matting: "Memorial Hall." The following signature is written in the lower left corner of the sketch: "Alfred Shaw '21."

Date: 1921

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361424

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Cambridge.806

Arlington Street Church, Boston, Mass., undated

Matted pencil sketch of exterior of Arlington Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts, by Alfred Shaw. Sketch is undated. The following signature is written on the left side of the sketch: "Alfred Shaw." The following is written in the lower right corner of the matting: "Arlington St. Church."

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361425

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.807

Old South Meeting House, Boston, Mass., 1921

Matted pencil sketch of a view of a street in Boston, Massachusetts, depicting the Old South Meeting House by Alfred Shaw. Sketch is 1921. The following signature is written on the lower right corner of the sketch: "Alfred Shaw '21."

Date: 1921

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361426

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.808

Park Street Church, Boston, Mass., undated

Matted pencil sketch of a view of a street in Boston, Massachusetts, depicting the Park Street Church by Alfred Shaw. Sketch is undated. The following signature is written on the left side of the sketch: "Alfred Shaw."

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361427

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.Boston.809

Faneuil Hall--Boston by Samuel Chamberlain, undated

Etching of Faneuil Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, by Samuel Chamberlain. Etching is undated. Handwritten on bottom right of recto: "7/100 Faeuil / Hall - Boston." Signed in pencil by Samuel Chamberlain on left of recto.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 361625

Ref. Code: GC002.01.MA.1950.021

Account book for collection of taxes, Newbury, Mass., 1755

Account book for collection of taxes for town of Newburyport, Massachusetts. Letter from the Assessors of Newbury on first page, dated November 21, 1755, instructs Ambroy Berry, Constable of Newbury, to collection taxes from the list of taxpayers in the book. Letter instructs how much is to be paid ...

Date: 1755

Collection: Account books collection

GUSN: 361668

Ref. Code: MS002.147

Letter to postermaster general John McLean from Cornelius Turner, Wiscasset, Maine, 1828 October

Letter to postermaster general John McLean from Cornelius Turner of Wiscasset, Maine. Dated October 4, 1828. The letter discusses local mail delivery, with Turner proposing to "convey the mail on Post Route No. 550, from Brunswick; by Bath, Woolwich, Wiscasset, Newcastle, Sheepscotbridge, Damariscot...

Date: 1828

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 361671

Ref. Code: MS029.002.035

Design drawing for altar and reredos memorial for St. Pauls School by R. Clipston Sturgis, undated

Framed design drawing for alter and reredos memorial for St. Pauls School by architect Richard Clipston Sturgis. The design was not executed, and the location of the church is unknown. The design drawing is undated. A gold sticker attached to the top of the frame's verso reads: "FOSTER BROS. / 4 PAR...

Date: undated

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 361676

Ref. Code: AR001.UNK.036

Sketchbook of Mary E. Ross, 1885-1898

Sketchbook of Mary E. Ross containing twenty-three original pencil drawings dated 1885-1898. The majority of drawings are identified with a location, name, or date. Locations are focused in western Massachusetts and include Springfield, Massachusetts, Otis, Massachusetts, Blandford, Massachusetts, a...

Date: 1885-1898

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 361678

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.General.810

Letter to William Nutting, Esq. from Samuel Tracy, Hartford, Vermont, 1849 February 22

Letter from Samuel Tracy, an agent of the American Colonialization Society, in Hartford, Vermont, to William Nutting, Esq. of Randolph Vermont. Dated February 22, 1849. The letter discusses the remittance of funds in the account as well as any additional donations to Samuel Tracy as an "Agent of the...

Date: 1849

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 361693

Ref. Code: MS029.002.036

Photograph of Charles Allerton Coolidge and three women sitting on a terrace, undated

Photograph of architect Charles Allerton Coolidge and three unidentified women sitting on a terrace outside of an unidentified Shingle Style house. The location and date of the photograph are unknown. The photograph was taken by the firm Peter A. Juley & Son.

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 361699

Ref. Code: PC004.01.C.2900.001

William T. Aldrich architectural album collection

Collections contains photographic materials and printed matter related to the work of architect William T. Aldrich (1880-1966). Arranged into two series by material type. Photographic materials include thirteen unbound photograph albums depicting residential and commercial properties designed or ren...

Date: 1884-1940

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 361785

Ref. Code: PC009.228

Miscellaneous printed matter, 1884-1886, 1914-1940

Series contains miscellaneous printed matter, including excerpts from House & Garden magazine in 1925, Zion's Herald magazine in 1914, and the American Architect periodical written by or about Aldrich; illustrated excerpts from Volume II of "The Great Modern Painters: English, French, Germain, etc...

Date: 1884-1940

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 361786

Ref. Code: PC009.228.002

Program for The Boston Musical Art Orchestra, conducted by James Hinton, circa 1930

Program advertising The Boston Musical Art Orchestra with African American musician, James Hinton, conducting circa 1930. Described as "The first orchestra of its kind to present eight Guest Concerts at the Hotel Vendome will present a series of Concerts at all churches available during next season,...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 361801

Ref. Code: EP001.01.081.01.01.016

Albums, circa 1930

Series contains thirteen unbound photograph albums depicting properties designed or renovated by architect William T. Aldrich. Albums primarily depict residential properties; one commercial property is also photographed. Albums contain interior and exterior photographs of the properties. Properties ...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 361817

Ref. Code: PC009.228.001

Shreve, Crump & Low, circa 1930

Unbound album stored in black leather cover embossed with gold lettering reading "Shreve Crump Low" on the binding. Album contains thirteen sepia-toned gelatin prints of the Shreve, Crump and Low building at 350 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, taken by architectural photographs Paul J. Weber...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 361818

Ref. Code: PC009.228.001.001

Sturges Residence, 55 Power Street, Providence, R.I., circa 1930

Unbound album stored in black leather cover embossed with gold lettering reading "R. Sturges" on the binding. Album depicts the Sturges House, a twentieth-century Georgian Revival designed by William T. Aldrich. Includes seventeen sepia-toned gelatin prints, including eight exterior views and nine i...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 361819

Ref. Code: PC009.228.001.002

Eliza G. Radeke Building, RISD Museum album, Providence, R.I., circa 1930

Unbound album stored in black leather cover embossed with gold lettering reading "R.I.S.D. Museum" on the binding. Album contains sixteen sepia-toned gelatin prints taken by architectural photographer Paul J. Weber circa 1930. Six prints are exterior views and ten are interior views of the Rhode Isl...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 361820

Ref. Code: PC009.228.001.006

Residence of W. W. Aldrich, circa 1930

This black leather album is embossed with gold lettering on the spine which reads " W. W. Aldrich." It includes fourteen exterior views and twelve interior views of a large brick home and its surrounding landscape. The house was designed by William T. Aldrich, probably for a family member. The photo...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 361821

Ref. Code: PC009.228.001.007

Aldrich Mansion, Warwick, R.I., circa 1930

Unbound album stored in black leather cover embossed with gold lettering reading "N. W. Aldrich" on the binding. Album contains thirty-weo sepia-toned gelatin prints, indluding twenty-three exterior views and nine interior views, and one floor plan of the Aldrich Mansion in Warwick, Rhode Island. T...

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 361822

Ref. Code: PC009.228.001.008

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