A guide to old American houses, 1700-1900 / by Henry Lionel Williams and Ottalie K. Williams.

Main entry:

Williams, Henry Lionel, 1894-1974, author

Title & Author:

A guide to old American houses, 1700-1900 / by Henry Lionel Williams and Ottalie K. Williams.

Publication:

New York, [NY] : A.S. Barnes, [1962]

Description:

168 pages : illustrations, map, plans ; 29 cm

Notes:
Chapter titles: How American styles developed -- The Georgian house, 1725-1780 -- Greek Revival -- Houses of the Victorian era -- An architectural melting pot.
Also issued online.

Summary:

Offers advice and reference to the house buyer or home owner who wants to select, alter, adapt, or refurnish an old house, providing a basis for analyzing old houses and determining identifying features in each style.

Resources:
Free eBook from the Internet Archive
Additional information and access via Open Library

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic United States History.
Architecture, Domestic History.
Architecture domestique États-Unis Histoire.
Architecture, Domestic
United States

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Williams, Ottalie K. (Ottalie Kroeber), 1901-1994, author.
Old American houses, 1700-1900.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 46531
Call No.: 5704; ID:89-B5833
Status: Available

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