Historic New England

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

Cutting room floor, Macullar, Williams & Parker, 200 Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

A handwritten description on the verso states this was a fourth floor cutting room for Macullar, Williams & Parker at 200 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The building was designed by architect Willard Sears and burned down in the Great Fire of 1872. A new building was constructed on the...

Date: 1864-1872

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356115

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.1350.002

Washington Street at Milk Street intersection, Boston, Mass.

The Milk Street and Washington Street intersection is in the lower left corner of the image. Numerous businesses line Washington Street such as opticians, printers, drugstores, tailors, and carpet stores. A horse-drawn vehicle and a handcart can be seen in the street.

Date: 08-09-1904

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 356116

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.8780.001

Exterior view of Trinity Place Station, Boston, Mass.

1 black-and-white print

Date: ca. 1900

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 356135

Ref. Code: PC015.01.110.001

Exterior view of Huntington Avenue Station, Boston, Mass.

1 black-and-white print

Collection: Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

GUSN: 356136

Ref. Code: PC015.01.110.002

Letter from Andrew Jackson Downing to William Bailey Lang Esq, Roxbury, Mass., 1845

Autograph letter from Andrew Jackson Downing to Wm. Bailey Lang, dated November 1845, regarding publication of Lang's Views, with Ground Plans, of the Highland Cottages at Roxbury [Mass.}

Date: 1845

Collection: Miscellaneous manuscript collection

GUSN: 356137

Ref. Code: MS029.002.008

Financial records

Consists of four billheads related to the financial activities of Frederic A. Eustis, the father of W. E. C. Eustis, builder of the Eustis Estate. Also includes an 1897 account of investments made by Mrs. Emily Eustis Jeffries (daughter of Frederic A. Eustis). Includes: 1836, Frederick A. Eustis ...

Date: 1836-1897

Collection: Eustis family papers

GUSN: 356189

Ref. Code: MS063.02

Highwood house, New Seabury, Mass.

1 folder with 13 color slides of the Highwood house, New Seabury, Massachusetts, unknown commission

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 356221

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.Highwood

Ross house, Lexington, Mass.

1 color slide for a house for Ross in Lexington, Mass. (no commissions)

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 356222

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.Ross

Hitchcock Country Club, unknown location

Four slides of the Hitchcock Country Club, unknown location, (no commission)

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 356223

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.HitchcockCC

Eastward-Ho Country Club, Chatham, Mass.

Nine slides of the Eastward-Ho Country Club in Chatham, Mass., no commission

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 356224

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.Eastward-HoCC

Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

This collection is comprised of 312 glass plate negatives that were created by Nathan S. Wales circa 1900-1915. The negatives were primarily captured in three towns in Massachusetts: Bellingham, Oak Bluffs, and Plainville. They show slices of life in these towns at the beginning of the 20th century....

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356231

Ref. Code: PC074

Bellingham/Caryville, Massachusetts

This series contains 120 negatives from Bellingham, Mass. and 7 negatives from Caryville, Mass. Subjects include home exteriors, recreation areas, street scenes, mill buildings, and town landmarks such as the town hall.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356265

Ref. Code: PC074.01

Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts

This series contains 103 negatives from Oak Bluffs, MA. Subjects include cottages, harbors, group portraits, piers, and views of various ships at sea.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356266

Ref. Code: PC074.02

Plainville, Massachusetts

This series contains 82 negatives from Plainville, MA. Subjects include landscapes, street scenes, recreational activities, and the Whiting & Davis Company factory and its employees.

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356267

Ref. Code: PC074.03

View of Whiting & Davis factory from West Bacon Street [WD1]

1 glass plate negative

Date: 1900-1915

Collection: Nathan S. Wales glass plate negative collection

GUSN: 356268

Ref. Code: PC074.03.01

Massachusetts Home Owner, vol. 8, no. 1, Home Owner Publishing Corporation, 143 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass., 1937 January

The issue of Massachusetts Home Owner magazine has articles on cottages, table decorations, and zoning. Issues are sent to shareholders of Massachusetts Co-operative Banks.

Date: 1937

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356269

Ref. Code: EP005.229

Inside of the house: practical and artistic suggestions; selected reprints from The House Beautiful, House Beautiful Publishing Company, Boston, Mass., undated

A variety of house interiors are described with floor plans and photographic prints of the interiors, including furniture, doors, and hallways.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356272

Ref. Code: EP005.230

The housing book; containing photographic reproductions, with floor plans of workingmen's homes. One and two family houses of frame, brick, stucco and concrete construction; also four, six and nine family apartments. Showing single houses, groups and developments that have been built in various parts of the United States compiled by William Phillips Comstock, The William T. Comstock Company, 23 Warren Street, New York, N.Y., 1919

Text on the title page reads, "Containing photographic reproductions, with floor plans of workingmen's homes, one and two family houses of frame, brick, stucco and concrete construction; also four, six and nine family apartments. Showing single houses, groups and developments that have been built in...

Date: 1919

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356274

Ref. Code: EP005.231

Make it your self!: over 300 ideas, The American Home, 251 Fourth Avenue, New York, N.Y., undated

Articles discussing projects for backyard living, such as barbecues, portable play yards, greenhouses, tool sheds, birdhouses, fountains, and stone paths, are included. Photographic prints accompany each article. Part of The American Home Library Series.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356275

Ref. Code: EP005.232

The American Home book of new house plans: 125 houses by foremost architects from all sections of the United States, 2nd ed., American Home Publishing Company, 55 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y., undated

House styles around the country are described for the reader. Floor plans and photographic prints of the interiors and exteriors of the houses included.

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356276

Ref. Code: EP005.233

Perfect Home Magazine, Stamats Publishing Co., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 1950 February

The magazine provides interior decoration suggestions for homeowners. Text on the front cover reads, "Published monthly in the Interest of Better Homes, by Clifford L. Swan Co., Inc., realtors, 234 Middle Street, Portland, Maine." Illustrations and photographic prints accompany the articles.

Date: 1950

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356279

Ref. Code: EP005.234

Household, Capper Publications, Inc., 121-123 West Eighth Avenue, Topeka, Kan., 1951

The issue contains articles on outdoor cooking, food, appliances, interior decoration, and home projects. Illustrations and photographic prints accompany articles. Advertisements for related businesses are included throughout.

Date: 1951

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356280

Ref. Code: EP005.235

Home, sweet home, by John Howard Payne, Pictorial Literature Society, Churchill Road, London, England, undated

Contains the lyrics to a song is used to promote the Union Mutual Life Insurance Company of Portland, Maine. Text on the verso reads, "With compliments of Union Mutual Life Insurance Company, Portland, Maine." Includes illustrations throughout. Published by the Pictorial Literature Society. Written ...

Date: undated

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356282

Ref. Code: EP005.236

Melvin Goldman house, Orchard Green Aurora, Ill

House for Mr. Melvin Goldman, Orchard Green Ill, (commission 2094). This commission has not been located.

Date: undated

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

GUSN: 356283

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.OrchardGreen.01

Wigwarm portable houses, E. F. Hodgson, Dover, Mass., 1908

Prices, floor plans, and specifications for Wigwarm cottages, bungalows, garages and other structures are described. Includes photographic prints of designs throughout.

Date: 1908

Collection: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

GUSN: 356284

Ref. Code: EP005.237

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