[PDF] American Country Houses Of The Thirties eBook

Author : Lewis A. Coffin
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,46 MB
Release : 2012-07-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0486136868

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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.

Author : Brown-Blodgett Company
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 10,64 MB
Release : 2012-08-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0486146693

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Brown-Blodgett Company, a St. Paul, Minnesota-based home construction service, published a detailed plan book to help prospective homeowners of the 1930s choose architectural designs. This complete republication of the now-rare volume includes exterior photographs and floor plans for 100 of these charming structures. Floor plans, photographs, and line illustrations depict such classics as a two-story, six-room frame home with sun porch; a handsome brick residence with low sweeping gables, a fireplace, and vestibule; and a charming seven-room house with a tall, massive chimney balanced by a gabled entrance. Illustrations of each model are accompanied by text describing interiors, color schemes, closet space, and other amenities. An entertaining and valuable reference for restorers of older homes, this volume will delight devotees of American domestic architecture.

Author : Clive Aslet
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 36,42 MB
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300105056

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This magnificent book describes the great country houses built with American industrial fortunes from the end of the Civil War until 1940. The American Country House draws on the rich and often amusing writings of contemporaries to evoke the lives the buildings served as well as architectural shapes they took. 275 illustrations.

Author : A. Lewis
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 27,2 MB
Release : 2013-03-21
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0486141217

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Reproduces all of Sheldon's fascinating and historically important photographs and plans for a total of 97 buildings (93 houses, 4 casinos) built during the 1880s. Approximately 200 illustrations.

Author : Ethel B. Power
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 23,30 MB
Release : 2007-08-31
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0486460495

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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.

Author : Harris, McHenry & Baker Co.
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 18,71 MB
Release : 2012-10-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0486137171

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Authentic plan book advertises homes chosen for aesthetic appeal, convenience, and economy of construction. Ranging in scale from lavish to modest, each model appears with detailed floor plans, measurements, and a photograph of completed dwelling.

Author : Bernard Wells Close
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 16,3 MB
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0486169774

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Reprint of rare book contains scores of illustrations and floor plans for 80 charming American homes, among them a spacious Pennsylvania fieldstone colonial, and a modest, three-bedroom suburban bungalow. 104 black-and-white illustrations.