300 DISTINCTIVE HOMES (ANGELUS HOUSE-PLAN SERVICE COMPANY), 1928

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

300 DISTINCTIVE HOMES (ANGELUS HOUSE-PLAN SERVICE COMPANY), 1928

Entry/Object ID

97.48.1.1

Description

300 DISTINCTIVE HOMES (ANGELUS HOUSE-PLAN SERVICE COMPANY), 1928 "300 Distinctive Homes", a catalog by the Angelus House-Plan Service Company, Los Angeles, 1928, 108 pp. The softcover catalog's front cover shows two homes in color, one a Spanish colonial revival one-story structure and the other a two-story Tudor style building, each flanked with trees, lawns, ponds and fountains and other landscaping. The company name is in large letters across the page. The words "4th/VOLUME" are in the upper right corner. The catalog shows black and white photos and floor plans for 300 houses with plan prices ranging from $18.00 to $65.00. At the front are photos showing southern California images such as the beach, citrus trees. There are also order cards at the front and back. Interspersed through the book are advertisements by construction suppliers and contractors. In fair condition with small stains on the cover, a small tear on the front cover bottom edge and page discoloration. In the upper left inner cover in dark ink is "Please/return this/plan book to/Bernard Germann/R. 1, Box 196, Ventura/Phone #5829."

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Dwellings, Architectural drawings, Catalogs

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Documentary Artifact, Trade catalogs, Angelus House-Plan Service Company, House construction, Housing, single family, Architectural plans

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Trade Catalogs