Bennett Homes
Subtitle: Better-Built, Ready-Cut
Publisher: Ray H. Bennett Lumber Co., Inc.
Published: 1922
Language: eng
Number of pages: 74
Subjects: Bennett Homes; dwellings; homes; residences; house plans; floor plans; blueprints; prefabrication; trade catalogs; domestic architecture; specifications
Description: <div>Trade catalog with brown pasteboard covers held together with four staples on the left side. The front cover has a clor illustration very similar to the "Clarendon" design on page 13. At the bottom of the front cover it says, "Bennett Homes, Better-Built Ready-Cut." The back cover is blank except for a small "flourish" in the center. The booklet is in good condition, just a few wrinkles around the edges. Size: 9" x12"<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>From antiquehomestyle.com: "The 
      Ray H. Bennett Lumber Company was established in North Tonawanda, New York 
      in 1902.
    </div><p>According to the <a href="http://www.nthistorymuseum.org/Collections/rayhbennettlumber.html" rel="nofollow">North 
      Tonawanda History Museum</a>, Bennett produced more than 90 different plans 
      of kit homes that were sold throughout the NE United States. Many Bennetts 
      can still be found in and around the Buffalo area.</p>
    <p>Like many of the kit home manufacturers, Bennett's homes were well-engineered 
      using top grade materials.</p>
    <p>Bennett's arguments for purchasing one of their homes was typical of most 
      manufacturers during the 1920s and beyond: Buying is better than renting, 
      and families flourish in a home of their own which then makes for a happier, 
      more productive country. Basically, it was God, Country, Mom and apple pie.</p>
    <p>The Bennett Company, as a testament to its adaptability, remained in business 
      until the 1970s."</p>