3.2002.2080: Housing, Philanthropic: United States. Ohio. Cincinnati. Cincinnati Model Homes Co.: Philanthropic Housing. Limited Dividend Company: Cincinnati Model Homes Company: I. Each building is designed for four families in flats each containing four rooms and baths, and separate stairs. Cost $4,101. Size 48' x 30'. Rent, 50¢ per room per week. II and III. Building designed for four families in flats each containing three rooms and bath. Cost $3,142; size 40' x 30'. (Note: grading, water and gas mains not included in these costs.) (Source: Schmidlapp: "Low Priced Housing for Wage Earners." Ho. 451.79.30.1 (L)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

3.2002.2080

People

Unidentified Artist

Title

Housing, Philanthropic: United States. Ohio. Cincinnati. Cincinnati Model Homes Co.: Philanthropic Housing. Limited Dividend Company: Cincinnati Model Homes Company: I. Each building is designed for four families in flats each containing four rooms and baths, and separate stairs. Cost $4,101. Size 48' x 30'. Rent, 50¢ per room per week. II and III. Building designed for four families in flats each containing three rooms and bath. Cost $3,142; size 40' x 30'. (Note: grading, water and gas mains not included in these costs.) (Source: Schmidlapp: "Low Priced Housing for Wage Earners." Ho. 451.79.30.1 (L)

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Social Museum Collection

Classification

Photographs

Work Type

display board

Date

c. 1903

Places

Creation Place: North America, United States, Ohio, Cincinnati

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/152952

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Relief print

Dimensions

mount: 35.5 x 56 cm (14 x 22 1/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Social Museum Collection

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

3.2002.2080

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Subjects and Contexts

• The Social Museum Collection

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