Radfords Blue Ribbon Homes
Publisher: Radford Publications
Published: 1924
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
Subjects: William Radford Company; The Radford Architectural Company; catalog; architecture; house plans; house design; floor plans; exterior views; residences
Description: <div>Paperback catalog in poor condition, with both covers loose from the book. The covers are also very torn and ragged around the edges. The spine of the book is completely missing, so that the stapled binding is visible. The catalog is stored in a plastic sleeve due to its condition. The front and back covers have a bright red background, with the back cover blank except for the title and publisher. The front cover has a large bottom half page color illustration of a house and yard surround by a blue and black border. The top of the front cover has the title: "Radfords (in black) and Blue Ribbon Homes (in white on a blue ribbon illustration.) The interior pages have black and white photos of the homes in the bottom half, and the blueprint of the house in the top half of each page. 160 pages. Size: 8.25" x 11.25"<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>**from antiquehomestyle.com: "Of 
      the hundreds of companies that designed house plans during the first half 
      of the 20th century, one of the most prolific was the William A. Radford 
      Company of Chicago, Illinois.
    </div><p>Radford sold a number of books under their name, but also provided their 
      plans to lumber dealers and builders for distribution to customers. Many 
      of those books are unattributed, but they are easy to identify by comparing 
      the plans with the books and <a href="https://www.antiquehomestyle.com/primary-sources/american-builder/index.htm" rel="nofollow"><em>American 
      Builder</em></a> magazine which was in publication for several decades.</p>
    
    
    <p>Many publishers, including Radford, published series or 
collections. One set of Blue Ribbon Homes was published between 1921 and
 1923. In 1924, the collection was published together in a catalog 
called <a href="https://www.antiquehomestyle.com/plans/radford/1924-blueribbon/24radford-11125.htm" rel="nofollow">Radford's Blue Ribbon Homes</a>."</p>