House styles in America : the Old-house journal guide to the architecture of American homes / James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell.

Main entry:

Massey, James C.

Title & Author:

House styles in America : the Old-house journal guide to the architecture of American homes / James C. Massey and Shirley Maxwell.

Publication:

Description:

vii, 262 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
I. Early American Houses -- 1640 to 1860. 1. Medieval Survivors. 2. Colonial. 3. Georgian. 4. Federal & Roman. 5. European Influences -- II. Romantic Houses -- 1820 to 1890. 6. Greek Revival. 7. Gothic Revival. 8. The Italian Styles. 9. Exotic Revivals -- III. Victorian Houses -- 1855 to 1940. 10. Second Empire. 11. Romanesque Revival. 12. Queen Anne. 13. Stick & Shingle Styles. 14. Mail-Order Designs -- IV. Post-Victorian Houses -- 1890 to 1960. 15. Beaux Arts. 16. Colonial Revival. 17. Bungalows & Arts & Crafts. 18. The Prairie Style. 19. Builder Style. 20. Romantic Revivals. 21. Modern Styles.

Summary:

A book about American house styles, discussed in twenty-one chapters and illustrated with over 200 color plates and line drawings.

ISBN:

0670863548
9780670863549
0140281126
9780140281125

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic United States Themes, motives.
Architecture domestique États-Unis Thèmes, motifs.
Architecture, Domestic Themes, motives.
United States.

Added entries:

Maxwell, Shirley.
Old-house journal.

Old-house journal guide to the architecture of American homes
Guide to the architecture of American homes

Holdings:

Location: Library main 120810
Call No.: ID NA7207.M3; ID:96-B553
Status: Available

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