The Houses We Live In: An Identification Guide to the History and Style of American Domestic Architecture

Howe, Jeffery [Editor]

ISBN 10: 1571458557 / ISBN 13: 9781571458551

Published by Thunder Bay Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Houses We Live In: An Identification Guide to the History and Style of American Domestic Architecture
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1571458557
• ISBN 13: 9781571458551
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: New
• Weight: 25 ounces

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Synopsis

This book is a guide to the architectural styles of American houses. Highly illustrated with photographs and overlays to identify key recognition features, it covers a variety of architectural styles from colonial to modern America. In a section by section treatment, The Houses We Live In details how the various styles were developed, its originators and proponents, the main dates when the style was popular, and the main houses and regions that saw the style. Detailed photographs show variations of the style from all angles and close-ups of key points. Contents include: Vernacular architecture (Native American, log cabin, etc.); Colonial; European Revival (Greek, Gothic, etc.); Victorian (Second Empire, Richardson Romanesque, etc.); Pre-WW2 (Neoclassical, Beaux Arts, Tudor, Mediterranean, etc.); and American Modern (Prairie, Craftsman).