Smaller Houses Of The 1920s

Author : Ethel B. Power
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486145471

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Smaller Houses of the 1920s by Ethel B. Power Pdf

From a peak era in American domestic architecture comes this survey of homes from across the country. Its wealth of styles features both new American designs and traditional European-inspired buildings of wood, stucco, concrete, brick, and stone. The 130 captioned black-and-white illustrations and 55 floor plans offer external and internal views for a full perspective on the houses' architectural ingenuity and originality. One of the most striking features of these homes is their extreme variety in terms of efficient design. The plans combine a limited number of units into a workable whole, without sacrifice of convenience or economy. Blending practicality and charm, these imaginative designs will inspire professional architects, amateur builders, and anyone interested in the ways American architects adapted Old World designs and added elements of native style to produce a new and vibrant home building idiom.

Author : Henry Atterbury Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-03
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486156866

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500 Small Houses of the Twenties by Henry Atterbury Smith Pdf

Perspective drawings, floor plans, and descriptions of principal features of outstanding '20s designs, many by leading architects of the period. 1,135 black-and-white line illustrations, 262 black-and-white photographs and tone drawings.

Author : Robert Taylor Jones
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486254067

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Authentic Small Houses of the Twenties by Robert Taylor Jones Pdf

Modestly priced, richly illustrated reprint of rare guidebook published in 1920s by Architects' Small House Service Bureau. Designs, floor plans, construction materials, prices for wide variety of small homes. Over 800 line drawings and photographs of models ranging from charming five-room English cottages to attractive, two-story, shingled Colonials.

Author : William A. Radford,Daniel D. Reiff
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-22
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486470283

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The Most Popular Homes of the Twenties by William A. Radford,Daniel D. Reiff Pdf

Based on a rare 1925 catalog, this architectural showcase features floor plans, construction details, and photos of 26 homes, plus articles on entrances, porches, garages, and more. 250 illustrations, 21 color plates.

Author : Gordon-Van Tine Co
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1992-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486269597

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117 House Designs of the Twenties by Gordon-Van Tine Co Pdf

A reprint of a rare architect's catalog of 1923, presenting a full range of typical home designs of the period. Photographs, floor plans, and full descriptions of interior and exterior detailing. 345 black-and-white illustrations.

Author : Standard Homes Company
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486147161

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Best Homes of the 1920s by Standard Homes Company Pdf

It has required years of painstaking effort...to bring before prospective home builders the hundreds of practical, money saving ideas offered by this system... A little study of each plan shown will convince any thoughtful person that these are, in reality, the most carefully planned homes in America. — Better Homes at Lower Cost Faithfully reprinted from the Standard Homes Company's popular Better Homes at Lower Cost, this collection of early twentieth-century house plans was created with a simple system of standardization that allowed 1920s-era home builders to reduce construction costs while maintaining the integrity of an attractive and soundly built abode. Scores of excellent photographs, drawings, and floor plans depict seventy-seven meticulously detailed homes of wood, brick, stucco, and stone. From the substantial beauty of the eight-room "Homestead" and the classic colonial "Cambridge" to the spacious Spanish-style "Ponce de Leon," this is a rare and delightful time capsule for builders, home preservationists, architects, and readers interested in nostalgia and vintage home illustrations.

Author : Lewis A. Coffin
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-16
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486136868

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American Country Houses of the Thirties by Lewis A. Coffin Pdf

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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Architecture, Domestic
ISBN : OCLC:1391570429

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Homes & Interiors of the 1920's by Anonim Pdf

Author : Harold E. Group
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486140926

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Small Houses of the Forties by Harold E. Group Pdf

56 floor plans and elevations of houses that originally cost less than $15,000 to build. Recommended by financial institutions of the era, they range from Colonials to Cape Cods.

Author : Ray H. Bennett Lumber Co., Inc
Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UVA:X002455709

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Bennett's Small House Catalog, 1920 by Ray H. Bennett Lumber Co., Inc Pdf

Designs for 56 single family dwellings: cottages, bungalows and colonials, all shown in photographs and floor plans. Also, garage models, plumbing and lighting fixtures, furnaces, kitchen and medicine cabinets, French doors and stairways. For architectural and social historians, old house restorers and preservationists and Americana enthusiasts.

Author : Gordon-Van Tine Co.
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-25
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486138084

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117 House Designs of the Twenties by Gordon-Van Tine Co. Pdf

In the post-World War I era, as the economic boom of the 1920s gathered momentum, millions of Americans set out to make the dream of owning their own home come true. Labor and materials were plentiful and cheap, and new trends in home design made the prospect of homebuilding an exciting venture. This fascinating book, a reprint of a rare catalog of prefabricated houses from 1923, reveals in detail the types of design offered to those in the market for a new home in the early 1920s. Of the 117 designs included, most are substantial middle-class homes. But the popularity of cottages and bungalows is also apparent in the wide selection of practical and appealing designs depicted. And there are large, formal homes as well, many of which embody America's unflagging interest in colonial styling. Some have affluent touches such as a sleeping porch or a sun room. Many reflect a strong interest in exterior detailing, in the form of cypress siding, broad eaves, heavy timber brackets, stucco pillars, and flower boxes, among other features. Each house is shown in a large frontal illustration. Floor plans for the first and second floors are included, and interior and exterior detailing are extensively described. The specifics of plumbing, heating, and lighting are included in a special section at the back of the book. Architects, architectural and social historians — anyone interested in American home design — will enjoy the rich variety of designs presented. Republished in association with the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, this authentic catalog provides not only an indispensable repository of information about the homes themselves but a source of insight into American life at a time when owning a home became a widely realizable dream for a rapidly growing middle class.

Author : Percy A Wells
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-04
Category : Furniture design
ISBN : 190521748X

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Furniture For Small Houses by Percy A Wells Pdf

Originally published in the 1920s, Furniture for Small Houses offers a fascinating glimpse into everyday homes of the time. Reflecting a general desire in the years following World War I to improve the surroundings of ordinary people, Percy A Wells presents a series of designs that are forerunners of today's modern furniture in their simplicity and practicality. Photos and plans accompany clear explanations of each item's features, making Furniture for Small Houses a wonderfully illuminating resource for designers, historians and anyone with an interest in furniture-making or interiors.

Author : Richardson Little Wright
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0486418251

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Distinctive House Design and Decor of the Twenties by Richardson Little Wright Pdf

Hundreds of excellent photographs, drawings and floor plans depict landscaping, interior and exterior decor. Text includes a wealth of information on how a house is built, with expert advice on walls, floors, ceilings, windows, balconies, fireplaces, plumbing, decorative hardware, paints, even architects' fees. Special portfolio of 60 houses in varied styles.

Author : Arrol Gellner,Douglas Keister
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 076435308X

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Storybook Style by Arrol Gellner,Douglas Keister Pdf

Storybook style, fairy tale, Disneyesque, Hansel and Gretel-these are all synonyms for what is surely the most delightful residential style of the twentieth century. With their romantic evocation of faraway lands and eras, storybook homes were created by architects and builders with a flair for theater, a love of fine craftsmanship, and above all a sense of humour-attributes that make them especially endearing to the jaded modern eye. The storybook style was born on the backlots of Hollywood in the 1920s, where brilliant set designers first learned to evoke the exotic architecture of medieval Europe and the Middle East. Movie-going Americans became fascinated with these settings, and architects and builders were quick to capitalise on this enthusiasm. The whimsical style soon spread from coast to coast, and the unforgettable results are portrayed here.

Author : Abraham Swan
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780486140032

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Georgian Architectural Designs and Details by Abraham Swan Pdf

Among the 18th century's most influential architectural designers and writers, Abraham Swan defined many conventions of English rococo detail. This reprint of an extremely rare and classic stylebook, compiled by the English architect nearly 250 years ago, provides outstanding examples of Palladian and Georgian architecture and design in colonial America and England. Included are floor plans, detailed elevations, and drawings for cornices, mouldings, and other decorative elements that demonstrate Swan's unique style. Designed, in his words, more for "Gentlemen of moderate Fortunes than of great Estates who may be inclined to build Houses," Swan's designs featured such aesthetic touches as double staircases, elegant entryways, and two or three floors with spacious galleries, salons, and dressing rooms. Invaluable to architectural historians and designers, this splendid stylebook will delight devotees of early English Georgian and American domestic architecture and interior design, cultural historians, artists, and craftworkers.