Early American Houses
With A Glossary of Colonial Architectural Terms
- 160 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About This Book
An intriguing examination of classic colonial houses, this fact-filled foray explores with remarkable concision the "medieval period" of American architecture. The treatise takes for its examples the first houses built along the Atlantic coast in the seventeenth century. While these early structures were usually based on traditional English and Dutch styles, their design and methods of construction soon acquired a unique character of their own. Geographically remote from the stylistic restrictions of Europe, American architects used new plans and construction elements to create fresh new dwellings with individual beauty and charm.
Early American Houses includes over 100 photographs and illustrations that highlight the architecture of young America, with a particular focus on the Tudor and late Gothic styles that ultimately shaped the distinctive house designs of today. Original floor plans and sketches abound â including interior and exterior treatments, elevations, and framing â partnered with detailed descriptions that breathe life into each construction. Accompanying this work is a comprehensive Glossary of Colonial Architectural Terms.Originally published separately, it provides definitions for everything from "arch" to "wainscot, " and it is reprinted here to enhance the overall value of the companion volume.
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A GLOSSARY OF COLONIAL ARCHITECTURAL TERMS
THE WALPOLE SOCIETY
MORGAN BULKELEY BRAINARD
JOSEPH DOWNS
HENRY FRANCIS DU PONT
HENRY WOOD ERVING
MANTLE FIELDING
HARRY HARKNESS FLAGLER
HOLLIS FRENCH
WILLIAM BROWNELL GOODWIN
R. T. HAINES HALSEY
NORMAN MORRISON ISHAM
J. FREDERICK KELLY
HENRY WATSON KENT
RUSSELL HAWES KETTELL
LUKE VINCENT LOCKWOOD
CHAUNCEY CUSHING NASH
WILLIAM DAVIS MILLER
JOHN HILL MORGAN
STEPHEN H. P. PELL
J. HALL PLEASANTS
FREDERICK BAYLEY PRATT
HERBERT LEE PRATT
GEORGE DUDLEY SEYMOUR
WILLIAM MITCHELL VAN WINKLE
ALEXANDER WILBOURNE WEDDELL
GEORGE PARKER WINSHIP
SAMUEL W. WOODHOUSE, JR.
JOHN MUNRO WOOLSEY
LAWRENCE COUNSELMAN WROTH
PREFACE
NORMAN MORRISON ISHAM
A GLOSSARY OF COLONIAL ARCHITECTURAL TERMS
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- THE WALPOLE SOCIETY
- PREFACE
- Table of Contents
- EARLY AMERICAN HOUSES
- EARLY AMERICAN HOUSES
- INDEX
- A GLOSSARY OF COLONIAL ARCHITECTURAL TERMS
- A CATALOG OF SELECTED DOVER BOOKS IN ALL FIELDS OF INTEREST