1000 Turn-of-the-Century Houses
1000 Turn-of-the-Century Houses

Author: Herbert C. Chivers

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2011-09-12

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0486138631

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A remarkable presentation of the "finished ideas of a practicing architect of high rank in his profession," this early-twentieth-century showcase of homes features a wide range of designs from a Midwest master. Reproduced from a rare edition, the work features a splendid array of dwellings, from cottages and bungalows to sprawling mansions. Each house is meticulously illustrated and accompanied by complete floor plans. "A poorly planned house is usually more expensive than a modern practical plan," according to the author, architect Herbert C. Chivers. Combining "modern methods" with attractive but modestly priced plans, Chivers promoted his business with sketches of stylish homes, accompanied by brief captions stating dimensions, prices, and occasional suggestions for modifications. This reprint of his complete guide to domestic architecture of the early 1900s constitutes a valuable resource for home hobbyists, architecture students and professionals, as well as antique collectors.

1000 Turn-of-the-Century Houses
1000 Turn-of-the-Century Houses

Author: Herbert C. Chivers

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2007-05-11

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 0486455963

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This early-20th-century showcase of homes features a wide range of designs from a Midwest master. Reproduced from a rare edition, the work features a splendid array of dwellings, from cottages and bungalows to sprawling mansions. Each house is meticulously illustrated and accompanied by complete floor plans.

Barber's Turn-of-the-Century Houses
Barber's Turn-of-the-Century Houses

Author: George F. Barber

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-03-14

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0486141241

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At the turn of the twentieth century, George F. Barber ran a successful architectural firm. Today, surviving examples of Barber's signature designs are the pride of their communities. This architectural snapshot from 1901 features working floor plans and fine drawings of more than eighty of Barber's distinctive dwellings. Specializing in serving a mail-order clientele, Barber's company produced catalogs "giving floor plans of a convenient and practical character, and exterior designs of artistic merit in the various prevailing styles." Prepared from long, practical experience, the handsome designs and plans range from the modest to the magnificent, including stately Georgians and colonials as well as snug country homes and seaside cottages. Loaded with spacious kitchens and double parlors as well as porches and balconies of beautiful classic design, this authentic guide will fascinate architectural historians, preservationists, and home restorers, along with anyone interested in Victorian-era architecture.

Turn-of-the-century Houses, Cottages, and Villas
Turn-of-the-century Houses, Cottages, and Villas

Author: Robert W. Shoppell

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13:

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A rich reliable record of floor plans and line illustrations for 118 houses, cottages and villas — from the late Victorian era (ca. 1880-1900) — is reprinted directly from the pages of Shoppell's Catalogs, comprising an authentic and revealing source of late Victorian American architecture. Approximately 300 drawings.

110 Turn-of-the-Century House Designs
110 Turn-of-the-Century House Designs

Author: R. W. Shoppell

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-03-05

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 0486157709

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With its wealth of representative styles and its emphasis on craftsmanship and exterior design, the late-Victorian era ranks among the halcyon days in American house building. This survey of the era's traditional designs—reproduced from a rare edition—offers a complete and authentic guide to faithful restorations or re-creations. A New York City-based firm prepared and published this catalog in 1897, selecting the very best models from more than 12,000 houses built from their plans. Designed with style, utility, and low cost of construction uppermost in mind, it features hundreds of illustrations, including perspective drawings and floor plans. Details of interior and exterior materials and potential modifications include remarks on the particular amenities of each house, plus estimates of building costs. Antique collectors, home hobbyists, and fans of traditional design will find this volume a valuable reference and an endless source of inspiration.

100 Turn-of-the-Century Brick Bungalows with Floor Plans
100 Turn-of-the-Century Brick Bungalows with Floor Plans

Author: Rogers & Manson

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-01-23

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 0486157679

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When Brickbuilder, an early 20th-century trade publication, sponsored a major nationwide competition for bungalow designs, over 600 drawings were submitted by architects and draftsmen from around the country. This book, reprinted from a rare catalog published in 1912, contains the 100 winning entries from that event. The competition had two important criteria: the principal construction material was to be brick, and the complete cost — exclusive of the land — would be about $3,000. The winning designs came from all over the United States and reflected a diverse range of tastes and styles — from a single-floor, tile-roof hacienda to an elaborate thatched-roof English cottage, complete with decorative brickwork and a semicircular exterior wall. Each of the 100 superbly rendered plates shows the house in perspective and provides floor plans, some landscape planning, and an itemized list of construction costs. An essential reference book for restorers of period homes, historians, students, and enthusiasts of American domestic architecture, this fascinating book also offers browsers an entertaining glimpse of houses that still appear in countless areas across the country.

124 Distinctive House Designs and Floor Plans, 1929
124 Distinctive House Designs and Floor Plans, 1929

Author: National Building Publications

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-10-16

Total Pages: 131

ISBN-13: 0486140504

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An annual publication intended as a reference work for contractors, suppliers, architects, and homeowners, the 1929 Home Builders Catalog offered a beautifully illustrated look at a variety of homes. Painstakingly reproduced from a rare edition, this volume offers old-house restorers, preservationists, and lovers of 1920s architecture an authentic view of American homes of the era.

New York Interiors at the Turn of the Century
New York Interiors at the Turn of the Century

Author: Joseph Byron

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1976-01-01

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780486233598

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Descriptive notes and a discussion of stylistic influences augment one hundred thirty-one rare photographs portraying the interiors of New York City homes, businesses, and public places between 1893 and 1916

Houses by Mail
Houses by Mail

Author: Katherine Cole Stevenson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 1995-07-19

Total Pages: 372

ISBN-13: 9780471143949

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It was the American Dream by Mail Order --Smithsonian Americans have ordered from Sears, Roebuck just about everything they have needed for their homes for 100 years--but from 1908 to 1940, some 100,000 people also purchased their houses from this mail-order wizard. Sears ready-to-assemble houses were ordered by mail and shipped by rail wherever a boxcar or two could pull in to unload the meticulously precut lumber and all the materials needed to build an exceptionally sturdy and well-designed house. From Philadelphia, Pa., to Coldwater, Kans., and Cowley, Wyo., Sears put its guarantee on quality bungalows, colonials and Cape Cods, all with the latest modern conveniences--such as indoor plumbing. Houses by Mail tells the story of these precut houses and provides for the first time an incomparable guide to identifying Sears houses across the country. Arranged for easy identification in 15 sections by roof type, the book features nearly 450 house models with more than 800 illustrations, including drawings of the houses and floor plans. Because the Sears houses were built to last, thousands remain today to be discovered and restored. Houses by Mail shows how to return them to their original charm while it documents a highly successful business enterprise that embodied the spirit and domestic design of its time. "After decades of obscurity, Sears houses have become chic." --Wall Street Journal "These were . spacious, solidly built homes." --Parade "Don't be surprised if your own cozy bungalow turns up [in the book]."--Philadelphia Inquirer "A nostalgic and informative look at the tastes of Americans in the years before World War II."--Publishers Weekly "The bible to researchers of Sears' ready-cut homes."--Saturday Evening Post

Chicago at the Turn of the Century in Photographs
Chicago at the Turn of the Century in Photographs

Author: Larry A. Viskochil

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2013-02-19

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 0486142329

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Rare large-format prints offer detailed views of City Hall, State Street, the Loop, Hull House, Union Station, many other landmarks, circa 1904-1913. Introduction. Captions. Maps.