Smaller Houses of the 1920s

Smaller Houses of the 1920s
Author: Ethel B. Power
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2007-08-31
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486460495

From a peak era in domestic architecture comes this survey of modern and traditional buildings. Its 130 captioned illustrations offer a full perspective on the buildings' architectural ingenuity and originality.

500 Small Houses of the Twenties

500 Small Houses of the Twenties
Author: Henry Atterbury Smith
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1990-05-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486263002

Perspective drawings, floor plans, and descriptions of principal features of outstanding '20s designs, many by leading architects of the period. 1,135 black-and-white line illustrations, 262 black-and-white photographs and tone drawings.

The Most Popular Homes of the Twenties

The Most Popular Homes of the Twenties
Author: William A. Radford
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 178
Release: 2009-07-22
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486470288

Based on a rare 1925 catalog, this architectural showcase features floor plans, construction details, and photos of 26 homes, plus articles on entrances, porches, garages, and more. 250 illustrations, 21 color plates.

American Country Houses of the Thirties

American Country Houses of the Thirties
Author: Lewis A. Coffin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2012-07-16
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486136868

Blueprints, sketches, and exterior and interior photographs showcase the finest examples of 1930s country homes from 70 different architectural firms. A variety of styles are featured, from simple cottages to large estates.

Small Houses of the Forties

Small Houses of the Forties
Author: Harold E. Group
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2012-03-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 048614092X

56 floor plans and elevations of houses that originally cost less than $15,000 to build. Recommended by financial institutions of the era, they range from Colonials to Cape Cods.

117 House Designs of the Twenties

117 House Designs of the Twenties
Author: Gordon-Van Tine Co
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 166
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780486269597

A reprint of a rare architect's catalog of 1923, presenting a full range of typical home designs of the period. Photographs, floor plans, and full descriptions of interior and exterior detailing. 345 black-and-white illustrations.

Authentic Small Houses of the Twenties

Authentic Small Houses of the Twenties
Author: Robert Taylor Jones
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 289
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486254062

Modestly priced, richly illustrated reprint of rare guidebook published in 1920s by Architects' Small House Service Bureau. Designs, floor plans, construction materials, prices for wide variety of small homes. Over 800 line drawings and photographs of models ranging from charming five-room English cottages to attractive, two-story, shingled Colonials.

100 Turn-of-the-Century Brick Bungalows with Floor Plans

100 Turn-of-the-Century Brick Bungalows with Floor Plans
Author: Rogers & Manson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2013-01-23
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0486157679

When Brickbuilder, an early 20th-century trade publication, sponsored a major nationwide competition for bungalow designs, over 600 drawings were submitted by architects and draftsmen from around the country. This book, reprinted from a rare catalog published in 1912, contains the 100 winning entries from that event. The competition had two important criteria: the principal construction material was to be brick, and the complete cost — exclusive of the land — would be about $3,000. The winning designs came from all over the United States and reflected a diverse range of tastes and styles — from a single-floor, tile-roof hacienda to an elaborate thatched-roof English cottage, complete with decorative brickwork and a semicircular exterior wall. Each of the 100 superbly rendered plates shows the house in perspective and provides floor plans, some landscape planning, and an itemized list of construction costs. An essential reference book for restorers of period homes, historians, students, and enthusiasts of American domestic architecture, this fascinating book also offers browsers an entertaining glimpse of houses that still appear in countless areas across the country.

Tiny Houses

Tiny Houses
Author: Mimi Zeiger
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2009-03-24
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0847832031

With “McMansions” increasingly giving way to “tiny” houses, the desire to downsize and be more ecologically and economically prudent is a concept many are beginning to embrace. Focusing on dwelling spaces all under 1,000 square feet, TINY HOUSES (Rizzoli, April 2009) by Mimi Zeiger aims to challenge readers to take a look at their own homes and consider how much space they actively use. Ranging from tree houses to floating houses, TINY HOUSES features an international collection of over thirty modular and prefab homes, each one embodying “microgreen living”, defined as the creation of tiny homes where people challenge themselves to live “greener” lives. By using a thoughtful application of green living principles, renewable resources for construction, and clever ingenuity, these homes exemplify sustainable living at its best.