Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historic American company
kit home manufacturer |
| gptkbp:catalogAvailable |
true
|
| gptkbp:ceased_operations |
1946
|
| gptkbp:competitor |
gptkb:Aladdin_Homes
gptkb:Sears_Modern_Homes |
| gptkbp:contributedTo |
gptkb:Tudor_Revival_architecture
gptkb:Dutch_Colonial_architecture Colonial Revival architecture Mission Revival architecture Spanish Revival architecture Prairie School architecture Bungalow architecture American residential architecture American Craftsman architecture Foursquare architecture |
| gptkbp:distributedFrom |
gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri
gptkb:Davenport,_Iowa gptkb:Hattiesburg,_Mississippi gptkb:Chehalis,_Washington |
| gptkbp:foundedIn |
1907
|
| gptkbp:headquartersLocation |
gptkb:Davenport,_Iowa
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gordon-Van Tine kit homes
|
| gptkbp:marketedAs |
farmers
urban dwellers middle class Americans |
| gptkbp:notableEmployee |
gptkb:William_Radford
gptkb:Frank_L._Roberts J. Earl Smith |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
Catalogs are now collector's items
Kits shipped with detailed instructions Many homes still standing today Produced both homes and barns as kits Supplied homes for military housing during World War I and II One of the largest kit home manufacturers in the U.S. Kits included all materials except masonry and plaster |
| gptkbp:notableHistoricHome |
Gordon-Van Tine No. 140 in Davenport, Iowa
Gordon-Van Tine No. 535 in St. Louis, Missouri |
| gptkbp:notableModel |
No. 119
No. 140 No. 124 No. 535 No. 535B No. 535C No. 560 No. 560B No. 560C No. 618 |
| gptkbp:offeredCustomDesigns |
true
|
| gptkbp:offeredFinancing |
true
|
| gptkbp:offeredMailOrderHomes |
true
|
| gptkbp:offeredPreCutLumber |
true
|
| gptkbp:parentCompany |
U.N. Roberts Company
|
| gptkbp:shippedByRail |
true
|
| gptkbp:soldBarnKits |
over 20,000
|
| gptkbp:soldKitHomes |
over 54,000
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Sears_Home
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|