Main entry:

Foley, Mary Mix. author.

Title & Author:

The American house / by Mary Mix Foley ; drawings by Madelaine Thatcher ; foreword by James Marston Fitch.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Harper & Row, ©1980.

Description:

299 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Medieval echo : An English tradition ; A Dutch tradition ; The log tradition and the pioneer house ; A German tradition ; A French tradition ; A Spanish tradition -- The classic period : The Georgian period ; The federal period ; The Greek revival -- The Victorian age : The romantic revivals ; The Mansardic and Stick styles ; The surface styles -- An American renaissance : The Beaux Arts palaces ; The traditional styles -- The modern house : The American innovators ; The international style ; The shifting scene.

Summary:

More than three hundred historically accurate line drawings, some with floor plans and interiors, highlight this concise, informative guide to the style and history of American houses from pre-Revolutionary days to the present.

ISBN:

0060112964
9780060112967

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic United States.
Architecture domestique États-Unis.
Architecture, Domestic.
Architektur
Haus
United States.
USA

Added entries:

Thatcher, Madelaine. illustrator.
Fitch, James Marston, writer of foreword.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 79641
Call No.: 0002735 11192 A2074; ID:85-B1016
Status: Available