Historic New England

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

Wigwarm portable houses, E. F. Hodgson, Dover, Mass., 1907

Prices, dimensions, and photographic prints of Wigwarm cottages, bungalows, garages, and other structures are described. The cover photo is captioned "Wigwarm Camp, Moosehead Lake, Maine."

Date: 1907

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355975

Ref. Code: EP005.186

A tour of Belmont homes for the benefit of the League of Women Voters of Belmont, Saturday, 1905 May 5

Brochure contains descriptions of five private houses and one dormitory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Baker House at 362 Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Date: 1950-05-05

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355977

Ref. Code: EP005.187

[Architectural works of Edward T. P. Graham], Edward T. P. Graham, Boston, Mass., and Cleveland, Ohio, undated

Collection of plates depicting buildings designed by architect Edward T. P. Graham.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355981

Ref. Code: EP005.188

New ideas for building your home, new and completely rev. 1942 ed., compiled and edited by John Normile, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1942

Text on the front cover reads, "Better Homes & Gardens' 1942 edition of new ideas for building your home. 192 selected homes with photographsand plans. Hundreds of construction tips. Answers to your building questions." There is a Bildcost gardened-home plan section and articles on building material...

Date: 1942

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355982

Ref. Code: EP005.189

Hodgson houses, camps, and equipment, E. F. Hodgson Co., 1108 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass.; 730 Fifth Avenue at 57th Street, New York, N.Y., 1935

The plan book has plans for vacation houses, year-round houses, garden structures, birdhouses, doghouses, kennels, and garages. Includes photographic prints and illustrations of designs.The factory and one outdoor exhibit is in Dover, Massachusetts with a second exhibit in South Sudbury, Mass. Text ...

Date: 1935

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355985

Ref. Code: EP005.190

Suggested designs for small, firesafe concrete homes, Portland Cement Association, 33 West Grand Avenue, Chicago, Ill., undated

In addition to the house plans there are construction detail and specification suggestions on each page. Includes photographic prints and floor plans for designs. The item describes stucco textures commonly used in house construction. Distributed by Lehigh Portland Cement Company, Allentown, Pennsyl...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355990

Ref. Code: EP005.191

Houses in controlled developments: a reference study printed from the building types section of Architectural Record, F. W. Dodge Corporation, 119 West 40th Street, New York, N.Y., 1940

The articles are on deed restrictions, neighborhood planning, and perspectives from architects in the field.

Date: 1940

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 355992

Ref. Code: EP005.192

Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass., October 13, 1939

1 black-and-white print

Date: 1939-10-13

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 355995

Ref. Code: PC017.02.020.004

Group photograph of Babcoch family [OB102]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356805

Ref. Code: PC074.02.102

Barn Raising

negative sleeve contains two negatives of builders raising a barn.

Date: undated

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356812

Ref. Code: PC001.02.02.0850.0200

Portfolio of architectural drawings, Boston, Mass., 1846-1859, bulk 1846

This portfolio contains 25 architectural drawings drawn by an unknown architect. The materials range in date from 1846 to 1859, although the bulk of the material are from 1846. Some items within the portfolio are undated. Drawings depict designs for various unidentified houses in the Boston area. Ty...

Date: 1846-1859, predominant 1846

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356817

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0250.013

Reed & Barton collection, circa 1885

This collection contains six original graphite and gouache drawings of Reed & Barton tableware, one illustrated chromolithographic trade catalog, and one framed watercolor painting of the Reed & Barton industrial complex in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Collection: Reed & Barton collection, circa 1885

GUSN: 356821

Ref. Code: CC019

Renderings of Reed & Barton tableware, circa 1885

These six original graphite and gouache renderings show examples of Reed & Barton tableware. The artist of these renderings is unknown, although it was likely one of the master designers Reed & Barton employed: W.C. Beattie, Austin F. Jackson, and Ernest Meyers. The exact date of these renderings is...

Collection: Reed & Barton collection, circa 1885

GUSN: 356827

Ref. Code: CC019.001

Framed watercolor of Reed & Barton factory, circa 1885

This original watercolor by artist Joseph Brammer depicts the Reed & Barton factory located in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is housed within an ebonized and gilded Eastlake style frame. It was painted in the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

Collection: Reed & Barton collection, circa 1885

GUSN: 356830

Ref. Code: CC019.003

Illustrated Reed & Barton trade catalog, 1885

This illustrated Reed & Barton trade catalog contains examples of products manufactured by the company. The catalog provides illustrations of items for sale, the names of the items for sale, and pricing information. It demonstrates the breadth of items manufactured and sold by Reed & Barton.

Date: 1885

Collection: Reed & Barton collection, circa 1885

GUSN: 356832

Ref. Code: CC019.002

Edward Eldon Deane architectural drawings, 1875

Set of three architectural drawings by Edward Eldon Deane. The first is labeled "Two Houses in Rue St. Pierre. Caen [France]." It is dated August 20, 1875. The second is labeled "Old chair originally belonging to the old Vicar of Batley [England] 1670." It is dated December 29, 1875. The third is la...

Date: 1875

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 356833

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.General.780

Social issue posters, circa 1970

Two screen printed protest posters. The first poster depicts a hand holding an olive branch. It reads "The strike is for everyone" and "Join the strike for peace." It 28 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches and dated circa 1970. The creator is unknown. The second poster is an advertisement for the HELP Program of Bo...

Date: undated

Collection: Original art collection

GUSN: 356834

Ref. Code: GC001.USMA.General.781

Daughters of the Revolution Loan Exhibition of Colonial and Revolutionary Relics poster, 1890-1920

Poster for the Daughters of the Revolution Loan Exhibition of Colonial and Revolutionary Relics. The poster was produced by Heliotype Printing Co. in Boston, Massachusetts, approximately between 1890 and 1920. The poster depicts two men dressed as soldiers carrying a woman in 18th century garb. It a...

Date: 1890-1920

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

GUSN: 356836

Ref. Code: GC002.02.332

Massachusetts - General

Sub-series

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356840

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0380

Rendering of a soda fountain, 2016 April 11

Rendering of an unidentified soda fountain in Massachusetts. The rendering depicts the interior of the soda fountain, including lighting and fixtures, furniture, and other design and architectural elements. The rendering was completed by F.E. Litchfield on April 11, 2016 and appears to have been com...

Collection: General architectural and cartographic collection

GUSN: 356842

Ref. Code: AR001.USMA.0380.001

Mrs. Almira Hollander Pitman's social diary, 1909-1910

Bound social diary containing 140 pages, 72 of which are blank. This book was arranged by Mrs. Almira Hollander Pitman, also known as Mrs. Benjamin F. K. Pitman. The diary contains invititations to dinners and other events, scrapbook embellishments, written accounts of Mrs. Pitman's activities, gues...

Date: 1909-1910

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 356844

Ref. Code: MS029.002.009

"The Restaurant", unknown location

1 slide of a perspective drawing of "The Restaurant" drawing by Charles H. Crombie

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 356846

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.Restaurant

Robert Elvin Swett album, 1905-1931, bulk 1922-1931

Bound black photograph album with the word "Photographs" embossed on the cover. Contains 272 black and white photographs, 1 newspaper clipping, and 2 postcards. Album contains black-and-white photographs taken and compiled by unknown individuals. Most photos are mounted in album with few loose betwe...

Date: 1905-1931, predominant 1922-1931

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 356849

Ref. Code: PC009.298

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