Historic New England

Hood Boarding House, Derry Village, New Hampshire

1 postcard : black-and-white print

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354982

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.0520.0040.005

A.S. Frier, crockery, tin ware, & wooden ware, 83 & 85 Cambridge Street, Boston, Mass.

The proprietor is surrounded by goods from his store in the image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354991

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0724.002

Label, John Doggett, gilder, looking-glass and picture framer, Roxbury Street, Roxbury, Mass.

The label is affixed to a wood item.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 354992

Ref. Code: EP001.01.009.02.01.011

3rd of July centennial celebration of Washington's taking command of the American army, Fort Washington, Cambridgeport, Mass.

A small group of unidentifed people sit on the grass in Fort Washington for the centennial celebration.

Date: 1876-07-03

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354993

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0280.0010.002

Hamilton statue, Boston, Mass.

Two women and two men stand in front of the Alexander Hamilton statue on the Commonwealth Avenue mall.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 354996

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0900.001

Your new home: a selected collection of plans for small houses from four to eight rooms, for which complete working drawings may be secured at a nominal cost, Dierks Lumber & Coal Co., Kansas City, Mo., undated

The plan book promotes the use of Dierks lumber flooring. Includes pricing information, floor plans, and photographic prints of their products.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 354998

Ref. Code: EP005.001

Blue book of small homes, Nationwide House Plan Service, Providence, R.I., 1937

Plan book of small home designs. The dealer will also help customers finance their homes. Includes photographic prints and floor plans of designs. Text on the item verso reads, "New ideas by small home architects." Grossman's, a retailer of building materials, promotes its building supplies in the p...

Date: 1937

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 354999

Ref. Code: EP005.002

Plans for concrete farm buildings, Portland Cement Association, Chicago, Ill., undated

Photographic prints, floor plans, and descriptions are provided for various types of farm buildings. Customers can get the plans through Gladwin & Lane in Westfield, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355000

Ref. Code: EP005.003

Low budget homes, 4th ed., L. F. Garlinghouse Company, 115 Eighth Avenue, Topeka, Kan., undated

Descriptions, dimensions, photographic prints, floor plans, and pricing information are provided for the houses.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355003

Ref. Code: EP005.004

Examples of small home architecture from our home building service, Sage-Fifield Lumber Co., Delavan, Wis., undated

Photographic prints, floor plans, and descriptions are provided for customers.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355005

Ref. Code: EP005.005

Grossman's showcase of homes, L. Grossman Sons, Inc., Union Street, Braintree, Mass., undated

The plan book has a company story, construction methods, financing, and material specifications. Include floor plans, illustrations, and descriptions of designs. The contact address for a salesman in Salem, New Hampshire, is stamped on one of the pages.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355008

Ref. Code: EP005.006

Garlinghouse homes in brick: modern homes designed to meet requirements of modern families, L. F. Garlinghouse, Inc., 820 Quincy Street, Topeka, Kan., undated

Plan book includes photographic prints, floor plans, dimensions, and pricing information on designs. Text on the cover reads, "Also 32 new ranch homes of frame, brick & stone in full color."

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355009

Ref. Code: EP005.007

Grossman's quality low cost homes, L. Grossman Sons, Inc., 130 Granite Street, Quincy, Mass., undated

The plan book has a month-by-month break down of costs. Details the benefits of buying a house via L. Grossman Sons, Inc. Text on the front cover reads, "No down payment!" Manufactured by L. Grossman Sons, Inc. and designed by the Contis Studios.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355013

Ref. Code: EP005.008

The book of 100 homes: containing the designs and floor plans of one hundred homes, bungalows, cottages and two story homes, book G, Brown-Blodgett Company, University and Wheeler Avenues, St. Paul, Minn., 1940

The plan book has a table detailing the cost of a 20-year mortgage under the Federal Housing Administration. Includes photographic prints for various structures, as well as some floor plans, dimensions, and descriptions.

Date: 1940

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355014

Ref. Code: EP005.009

Homes of beauty and convenience: carefully selected designs whose beauty and liveableness mark them as among the best work of nationally known architects. Illustrated by exterior and interior views, floor plans and details, Building Age and the Builders' Journal, 239 West 39th Street, New York, N.Y., 1924

Detailed descriptions cover existing private homes in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

Date: 1924

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355016

Ref. Code: EP005.010

Homebuilders' book of low-cost homes containing 23 designs of low-cost houses: two-story houses, one-story houses and bungalows, 1st ed., Brown-Blodgett Company, University and Wheeler Avenues, St. Paul, Minn., 1940

Dimensions, floor plans, photographic prints, and descriptions are provided for customers. The plans are available through Scotia Lumber and Coal Company, Inc., 216 Vley Road, Scotia, New York.

Date: 1940

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355017

Ref. Code: EP005.011

Spanish homes, The Common Brick Manufacturers' Association of America, 2121 Guarantee Title Building, Cleveland, Ohio, undated

A variety of house styles are described with brief descriptions, floor plans, and photographic prints.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355020

Ref. Code: EP005.012

DeLuxe small homes, 3rd ed., L. F. Garlinghouse Company, 115 Eighth Avenue, Topeka, Kan., undated

Plan book includes photographic prints, floor plans, and descriptions for designs. Text on the front cover reads, "210 DeLuxe small homes, complete working plans, specifications, lumber and mill list for the many beautiful designs in this book are available to you at very lost cost."

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355021

Ref. Code: EP005.013

Gordon-Van Tine homes, Gordon-Van Tine Co., Davenport, Iowa, 1922

Extensive descriptions, illustrations, floor plans, and testimonials are provided in the catalog. Plumbing, heating, and lighting systems are described in the back pages. A woman sits with her dog in an outdoor area in the cover illustration. The verso has an illustration of the company's factory. T...

Date: 1922

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355022

Ref. Code: EP005.014

Here comes Grossman's, L. Grossman Sons, Inc., 130 Granite Street, Quincy, Mass, undated

The plan book lists all the building materials included in the prefabricated houses. Includes floor plans, illustrations, and description of designs. Manufactured by L. Grossman Sons, Inc. and designed by the Contis Studios.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355025

Ref. Code: EP005.015

Home, fireside, and garden, Wm. A. Radford, Chicago, Ill., 1926

The plan book contains floor plans, household hints for women, a children's page, and a men's page. The plans are available from J.G. Deering & Son, building lumber of all kinds, 14 Elm Street, Biddeford, Maine.

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355026

Ref. Code: EP005.016

Washington Street just south of West Street, Boston, Mass.

John & James Dobson, who carry carpets, are at 525 and 527 Washington Street. To the right of Dobson is a storefront for George A. Castor & Co, a tailor establishment. To the right of Castor is Archer & Pancoast who manufacture gas fixtures, sconces, card tables, and lamps. Archer & Pancoast's entra...

Date: 1884-1886

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355029

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.8890.001

Tercentenary memorial arch, Dock Square, Boston, Mass.

The memorial arch in Dock Square can be seen with Faneuil Hall behind it. The memorial was erected for the Boston Tercentenary which celebrated Boston's founding, 1630-1930. Text on the arch reads "As God was with our fathers so may he be with us." A sign for Swift's premim ham and bacon can be seen...

Date: 1930

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355030

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3450.007

Scollay Square, Boston, Mass.

The bustle of Scollay Square is captured in this image. Streetcars, horse-drawn vehicles, and pedestrians cross paths in the open space. The statue of John Winthrop, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, is on the left side of the image. Howe's Music is in the distance in the center of th...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355031

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.1210.001

High Street from Summer Street, John P. Soule, No. 199 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

Pedestrians stand next to ruined buildings from the Great Fire of 1872.

Date: 1872

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 355032

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0510.001

Plans for concrete houses, 3rd ed., Portland Cement Association, Chicago, Ill., 1925

Illustrations, descriptions, and floor plans from a number of architects are provided for potential homeowners.

Date: 1925

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355033

Ref. Code: EP005.017

Beautiful homes of moderate cost: a selection of modern, artistic, practical designs by well known architects, together with information on planning, financing, construction, decoration and furnishing, Building Age and the Builders' Journal, 912-920 Broadway, New York, N.Y., 1922

Photographic prints, floor plans, and estimated costs are described with separate features such as interior decoration, appliances, and heating systems.

Date: 1922

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355034

Ref. Code: EP005.018

New homes and plans for building, no. 105, edited by Larry Eisinger, Fawcett Publications, Inc., Greenwich, Conn., 1950

Thirty house plans are described for potential customers. The plans are the work of five architects whose photographic prints are included: Alwin Cassens, Jr., Charles A. Wood, Albert San Fanandre, Arthur E. Allen, and A. Harold Salkowitz. There is also a photographic print of the photographer, Robe...

Date: 1950

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355037

Ref. Code: EP005.019

Charming homes, 2nd ed., Cleveland Publications, Inc., 448 South Hill Street, Los Angeles, Calif., undated

Plan book includes photographic prints, descriptions, and floor plans for the designs.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355044

Ref. Code: EP005.020

Plan book of modern homes: 40 complete plans submitted in a national competition, 1918

The descriptions consist of an illustration of the house, floor plans, elevations, and the architect's name and address. The competition was held for a Real Estate and Building Show Competition, Columbus, Ohio, January 21-30, 1918. Advertisements for businesses in Madison, Wisconsin, are included in...

Date: 1918

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355048

Ref. Code: EP005.021

How to build with American plastic bricks, Elgo Plastics, Inc., 3610 Touhy Avenue, Chicago, Ill., 1953

The construction set is intended for building professionals and families. The bricks are made from non-toxic plastic materials.

Date: 1953

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355050

Ref. Code: EP005.022

Defoe homes, The Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Mich., 1946

Plan book includes illustrations, floor plans, and descriptions for the designs. The Defoe system is the creation of prefabricated panels to meet home building needs. The description indicates that the business has not yet started volume manufacturing.

Date: 1946

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355052

Ref. Code: EP005.023

New Spanish homes, L. F. Garlinghouse Company, 115 Eighth Avenue, east, Topeka, Kan., undated

The plan book has photographic prints, floor plans, and brief descriptions for each design. Handwritten text on the cover reads, "V.E. Dunn & Son, 167 Sewall St., Augusta, Maine."

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355053

Ref. Code: EP005.024

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

Successful chicken raising, E. F. Hodgson Company, Dover, Mass., 1896

Catalog describes methods and equipment for raising chickens.

Date: 1896

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355078

Ref. Code: EP005.036

[Catalog], Bradley Portable House Corporation, Randolph, Mass., undated

The descriptions include prices for such extras as window screens and paint. The catalog is stamped with notices stating that all prices are increased by 10% due to the increase in building materials costs. Published by Bradley Portable House Corporation, described as "Manufacturers of portable cott...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355081

Ref. Code: EP005.037

Thayer's ready cut and portable buildings, catalogue 10, E. E. Babb & Co, 212 Summer Street, Boston, Mass., 1926

There are descriptions and photographic of houses and other structures. Text on the front cover reads, "Boston Agency, E.E. Babb & Co., 212 Summer Street."

Date: 1926

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355082

Ref. Code: EP005.038

A "Fisklock" brick house, Fiske & Co., Inc., 1953 Arena Building, New York, N.Y., undated

The advantages of the "Fisklock Tapestry" brick in house construction is described including fireproofing and insulation. A residence utilizing the brick, designed by Clinton Noble and located in Winthrop, Massachusetts, is photographed. Reprint from building material supplement to the February 3, 1...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355084

Ref. Code: EP005.039

Homes, Springall and Company, Inc., 248 Boylston Street, Boston, Salem, Mass., 1921

Descriptions, photographic prints, illustrations, and floor plans are provided for houses and summer cottages.

Date: 1921

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355087

Ref. Code: EP005.040

The garden studio book of garden accessories, L. Haberstroh & Son, 647 Boylston St., Boston, Mass., circa 1910

Product catalog for garden ornaments from L. Haberstroh & Son. The preliminary sixteen pages contains a short essay detailing the merits of each kind of garden ornament sold by the company. Each insert contains a photograph of the product, the name, the product number, the price, and the dimensions....

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 358530

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.059

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