Cherry Heights Development advertising sign
Cherry Heights Development advertising sign in situ
This photograph depicts a vintage advertisement sign for Cherry Heights, promoting home lots with the slogan “Why pay rent? $68 a month and you have a home.” The sign offers lots with dimensions and prices, noting options through an FHA loan at $990 down for a $12,000 home. It emphasizes average lot size, water, and paved road availability, with Howell Taylor as the exclusive agent, including a contact phone number.
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Cherry Heights Development advertising signEntry/Object ID
chs-020059Description
The image depicts a vintage advertisement sign for Cherry Heights, promoting home lots with the slogan “Why pay rent? $68 a month and you have a home.” The sign offers lots with dimensions and prices, noting options through an FHA loan at $990 down for a $12,000 home. It emphasizes average lot size, water, and paved road availability, with Howell Taylor as the exclusive agent, including a contact phone number. The sign is set in a landscaped area in front of 8 Oak Street, Chester, New York, which is depicted as Lot 11 on the sign.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
DigitalSubject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
Chester (Village) - Orange County - New YorkContext
The Cherry Heights subdivision was developed in the 1950s through the 1980s.Category
Cherry Heights
Chester Views