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  1. Custom Homes - Document File

    Custom Homes, 1955-1957. A collection of documents on Custom Homes (Oddstad Homes) development projects: Carlmont in Belmont and Linda Mar in Pacifica. Documents include accounting reports and procedures, construction budgets, financing information, and correspondence with City Savings and Loan Association of San Francisco. 62 pages

    Record Type: Archive

    Custom Homes
  2. Homes by Sterling - Binder, Ring

    Homes by Sterling, c. 1953. Reddish-brown leather 3-ring binder that contained a report on "Homes by Sterling" and the Linda Mar subdivision in Pacifica. Homes by Sterling was a joint venture of the Finson & Oddstad Building Organization, Mr. Edwin W. Pauley and Hitchcock & Chamberlain, Ltd. The front of the binder has the Homes by Sterling logo painted in yellow. The design shows "HOMES BY" in small font at upper right above "Sterling" in large ...

    Record Type: Object

    Homes by Sterling
  3. Map of Lomita Park - Pamphlet

    Map of Lomita Park, c. 1904. Advertising pamphlet produced by Selby, Rogers & Co. to promote the sale of lots in Lomita Park, "A new suburb of San Francisco outside the fog belt and only forty-five minutes from fifth and Market Streets." Four pages of text note the benefits of the area such as proximity to an electric railway line, availability of utilities, prohibition of the sale of alcohol, and information on terms, taxes, and title. A fold-ou...

    Record Type: Archive

    Map of Lomita Park, c. 1904
  4. Map of the City of San Mateo Also Showing the Latest Additions and Subdivisions - Map

    Map of the City of San Mateo Also Showing the Latest Additions and Subdivisions compiled from Official Maps & Surveys by D. Bromfield, City Engineer, 1907. Bell & Howell real estate map shows a reproduction of Bromfield's 1907 map of San Mateo. The top margin contains an address for Baldwin & Howell's San Mateo Office on 246 B street. The bottom margin has text that reads, "Sole Agents for / San Mateo Park / Hayward Park / Hayward Addition ...

    Record Type: Archive

    Map of the City of San Mateo Also Showing the Latest Additions and Subdivis
  5. Maps associated with the student monograph, The Effects of the Ocean Shore ailroad on the Cultural Landscape of the Half Moon Bay Area - Map

    Maps associated with the student monograph, The Effects of the Ocean Shore ailroad on the Cultural Landscape of the Half Moon Bay Area. Written by Clinton T. Miller, January 24, 1968. (see 1968.053.001) 1968.053.002 - Amended Map of Wave Crest, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, [1907]. 1968.053.003 - Map of Redondo View, San Mateo County, California, February 1912. 1968.053.004 - Map of the Civic Center Tract of Moss Beach an...

    Record Type: Archive

    1968.053.002
  6. Projected Operations - Homes by Sterling - Report

    Projected Operations - Homes by Sterling, c. 1953. Report of paper documents and black and white photographs on the Finson & Oddstad Building Organization and the Linda Mar subdivision in Pacifica. The report was created during the development of the subdivision and was a joint venture of the Finson & Oddstad Building Organization, Mr. Edwin W. Pauley, and Hitchcock & Chamberlain, Ltd., operating under the name "Homes by Sterling." The intended p...

    Record Type: Archive

    Projected Operations - Homes by Sterling, c. 1953
  7. Report, Sterling Homes Organization - Report

    Report, Sterling Homes Organization, 1951. Report on the Sterling Homes Organization contains information on staff and building projects. Documents include organizational charts, progress chart on volume of homes, dollar value, and employees, data chart on various building projects, and a management policy statement. Images include photographs of Parker S. Maddux, partners Chris Finson and A. F. Oddstad, Jr., the Executive Board, and aerial views...

    Record Type: Archive

    Report, Sterling Homes Organization, 1951
  8. Richfield Success Story: Homes by Sterling - Photograph, Black-and-White

    Richfield Success Story: Homes by Sterling, 1954. Twenty-four black and white photographs show behind-the-scenes filming of an episode of, "Richfield Success Story," featuring the company Homes by Sterling. The episode aired on KGO-TV channel 7 on December 14, 1954.

    Record Type: Photo

    Richfield Success Story: Homes by Sterling, 1954
  9. San Mateo Park - Pamphlet

    San Mateo Park, early 20th century. Advertising pamphlet, "...describing attractive features in San Mateo Park" produced by the firm Baldwin & Howell of San Francisco. Includes black and white images of residences with accompanying text. Featured residences: C. K. Melrose; George W. Dickie, Jr.; Thomas M. Alton; A. Blaisch; P. L. Shuman; W. J. Pattosien; Wm. M. Abbott; San Mateo Park Plats; Frank S. Grummon; A. C. Boldemann. 11 pages.

    Record Type: Archive

    San Mateo Park, early 20th century
  10. San Mateo the Floral City - Ad, Magazine

    San Mateo the Floral City, June 1908. One-page advertisement printed in the June 1908 issue of Out West, promotes the city of San Mateo as, "San Fracisco's Nearest and Most Beautiful Suburban City." An image of the Peninsula Hotel appears at top above text describing San Mateo's development and expansion. The ad also contains a list of Real Estate agents and other businesses to contact for further information. The back side shows ads for Los Gato...

    Record Type: Archive

    San Mateo the Floral City, June 1908
  11. Sterling Organization Production and Distribution Organizational Chart - Chart, Organizational

    Sterling Organization Production and Distribution Organizational Chart, created August 9, 1950; revised January 9, 1951. Paper organizational chart shows the management structure of the Sterling Homes Organization. Reproduction copy printed with purple ink on off-white paper. The document folds to 11 x 8.5 to fit in a 3-prong binder and unfolds to 28.25 x 24.25 inches. Included in, "Report, Sterling Homes Organization" (2021.088.2)

    Record Type: Archive

    Sterling Organization Production and Distribution Organizational Chart, 195
  12. The Carolan Estate - Monograph

    The Carolan Estate, 1940. Student monograh written by Edward Parker Jr. on the Carolan Estate. Includes one promotional brochure within the monograph on page 11 and two additional brochures in seperate envelopes. 24 pages. Illustrated.

    Record Type: Archive

    The Carolan Estate, 1940

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