House Styles Of American Guide
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Author | : John Milnes Baker |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780393323252 |
America has an abundance of fascinating and varied house styles, as fascinating and diverse as its people. This unique book will allow readers to recognize the architectural features and style of virtually any house they encounter.
Author | : James C. Massey |
Publisher | : Penguin Putnam |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Architecture, American |
ISBN | : 9780140281125 |
This beautifully illustrated tour of America's houses begins in 1640 with the early roots of American style -- a combination of European skill and attitude combined with American know-how. This architectural journey continues on through the 18th and 19th centuries, through the Greek Revival, the Americanization of the Gothic Revival, and the early Colonial Revival. The houses of the 20th century are the main attraction as House Styles in America delves into the major movements in the Romantic Revivals of the 1920s and 1930s: English, French, and Spanish. Replete with 200 color photographs, this architectural journey is an essential and beautiful guide for realtors, tourists, and students of architecture.
Author | : William Morgan |
Publisher | : Harry N. Abrams |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 2004-11-09 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780810949430 |
A tour of the approximately twenty styles of domestic architecture common to the United States identifies and defines each style--including Colonial, Craftsman, Modern, and Deco--providing historical summaries, sample photographs, and regional information. 20,000 first printing.
Author | : Gerald L. Foster |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 420 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Author | : John Milnes Baker |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780393034219 |
How and where did different architectural styles develop?
Author | : James C. Massey |
Publisher | : Studio |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Architectural styles |
ISBN | : |
"This is a book about American house styles, and they are discussed in twenty-one chapters and illustrated with over 200 color plates and line drawings." "Neither a comprehensive history of American residential architecture nor a compendium of America's "greatest" houses, this fascinating and useful book looks instead at broad trends in domestic building from the first days of European settlement on this continent through the Great Depression and beyond - from saltboxes to split-levels. There are certainly mansions to be found here, for they help to define certain styles. Yet the chief focus is not on grand houses but on typical ones - examples that capture the essence of the everyday rather than the extraordinary."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author | : Gary McCallum |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 106 |
Release | : 2020-10-06 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Just what exactly defines an American house? Is it the warm shingle style of New England's coast or the stately federal buildings of its cities? Tudor rowhouses or Prairie School dwellings of the Midwest? In the 21st century, it turns out, it just may be a bit of all of that. Figuring out the "correct" American house style is both easier and harder than you might think - easier, because older homes often fall very clearly into one specific style - and harder, because generally, the newer a house is, the more "blurry" the style can be. So in the help of House Styles of American Guide, I've put together this very brief introduction to the basics of house styles in America. It's the bible of American house style and a book you should own if you're a house nerd like me!
Author | : Lloyd Vogt |
Publisher | : Pelican Publishing |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2020-08-03 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781455624669 |
Architecturally unique, New Orleans has been called the greatest outdoor museum in the world. Glimpses of history can be found in the balconies, arches, and stained-glass windows of its homes, from simple Creole cottages to suburban ranch houses. Written as a house-watchers guide, New Orleans Houses enables the layperson to estimate the date of a houses construction, within ten to fifteen years, and to place it in a historical time frame by studying its architectural details. The author discusses each building style in the context of the major events, personages, and issues of the period during which the buildings were erected. Over 100 illustrations, including drawings of existing New Orleans homes as well as composite sketches, highlight the characteristics commonly associated with certain types of homes, making New Orleans Houses as much an art book as it is a reference guide. A glossary clarifies the sometimes-confusing terminology used in discussing architecture. It also defines words peculiar to New Orleans architecture such as Creole and faubourg.
Author | : Katherine Cole Stevenson |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1995-07-19 |
Genre | : House & Home |
ISBN | : 9780471143949 |
It was the American Dream by Mail Order --Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years--but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever a boxcar or two could pull in to unload the meticulously precut lumber and all the materials needed to build an exceptionally sturdy and well-designed house. From Philadelphia, Pa., to Coldwater, Kans., and Cowley, Wyo., Sears put its guarantee on quality bungalows, colonials and Cape Cods, all with the latest modern conveniences--such as indoor plumbing. Houses by Mail tells the story of these precut houses and provides for the first time an incomparable guide to identifying Sears houses across the country. Arranged for easy identification in 15 sections by roof type, the book features nearly 450 house models with more than 800 illustrations, including drawings of the houses and floor plans. Because the Sears houses were built to last, thousands remain today to be discovered and restored. Houses by Mail shows how to return them to their original charm while it documents a highly successful business enterprise that embodied the spirit and domestic design of its time. "After decades of obscurity, Sears houses have become chic." --Wall Street Journal "These were . spacious, solidly built homes." --Parade "Don't be surprised if your own cozy bungalow turns up [in the book]."--Philadelphia Inquirer "A nostalgic and informative look at the tastes of Americans in the years before World War II."--Publishers Weekly "The bible to researchers of Sears' ready-cut homes."--Saturday Evening Post
Author | : Michael Maines |
Publisher | : Taunton Press |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2022-05-24 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781641551656 |
Pretty Good House provides a framework and set of guidelines for building or renovating a high-performance home that focus on its inhabitants and the environment--but keeps in mind that few people have pockets deep enough to achieve a "perfect" solution. The essential idea is for homeowners to work within their financial and practical constraints both to meet their own needs and do as much for the planet as possible. A Pretty Good House is: * A house that's as small as possible * Simple and durable, but also well designed * Insulated and air-sealed * Above all, it is affordable, healthy, responsible, and resilient.