Best Homes Of The 1920s

Author : Standard Homes Company
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486147169
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Best Homes of the 1920s written by Standard Homes Company and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-05 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : William A. Radford
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486470288
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Most Popular Homes of the Twenties written by William A. Radford and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2009-07-22 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Harris, McHenry & Baker Co.
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486137171
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 101 Classic Homes of the Twenties written by Harris, McHenry & Baker Co. and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Authentic plan book advertises homes chosen for aesthetic appeal, convenience, and economy of construction. Ranging in scale from lavish to modest, each model appears with detailed floor plans, measurements, and a photograph of completed dwelling.

Author : Ethel B. Power
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486460495
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Smaller Houses of the 1920s written by Ethel B. Power and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2007-08-31 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a peak era in domestic architecture comes this survey of modern and traditional buildings. Its 130 captioned illustrations offer a full perspective on the buildings' architectural ingenuity and originality.

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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homes & Interiors of the 1920's written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henry Atterbury Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486156869
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 500 Small Houses of the Twenties written by Henry Atterbury Smith and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : William A. Radford
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486156435
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Most Popular Homes of the Twenties written by William A. Radford and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a rare 1925 catalog, this showcase of one of the most beloved eras of American architecture features floor plans, construction details, and photos of twenty-six homes. Styles range from English cottages and Spanish bungalows to Dutch colonials, New England farmhouses, and Italianate designs. More than 250 illustrations, and 21 color plates, complement the text, which contains detailed descriptions of exteriors and interiors. Supplementary articles explain how to convert porches into living space, install plumbing, and build garages. Other home-improvement suggestions offer tips on landscaping gardens and designing interior woodwork. Daniel D. Reiff, an authority on antique house-plan books, offers an informative introduction that places these authentic views of early-twentieth-century American architecture into a wider context.

Author : Arrol Gellner
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764353086
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Storybook Style written by Arrol Gellner and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Gordon-Van Tine Co.
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486138089
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 117 House Designs of the Twenties written by Gordon-Van Tine Co. and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-12-25 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Ethel B. Power
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486145476
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Smaller Houses of the 1920s written by Ethel B. Power and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.