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28 better homes, Lehigh Portland Cement Company, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Collection Type

  • Books and periodicals

Date

1920s

Location Note

Product catalogues: Architecture and architectural elements: General (3 of 3)

GUSN

GUSN-269632

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Description

Prize-winning home designs from the Lehigh Portland Cement Home Competition conducted by the Architectural Forum are shown in the publication. The booklet also gives information on the use of concrete masonry in home design with estimates on costs and instructions on the reading of working drawings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
dwellings
floor plans
portland cement
masonry
books

Physical Description

1 book, 32 pages : illustrations ; 11 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

EP001.12.002.005.013

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

11 x 8 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of George T. Kelly, via Tom McGrath.

Places

Allentown (Lehigh county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Lehigh Portland Cement Company (Publisher)

Material Type

books

Descriptive Terms

Portland Cement
Lehigh Portland Cement Company
floor plans
building plans

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Architecture and architectural elements: General (3 of 3)

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