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trianglew.gif greek revival (847 bytes)Arts & Crafts Era

Arts & Crafts Design in America : A State-By-State Guide by James C. Massey, Shirely Maxwell. Paperback - 272 pages (May 1998) Chronicle Books

Arts and Crafts (Architecture and Design Library) by Kitty Turgeon, Robert Rust. Hardcover - 96 pages (May 1997) Michael Friedman/Fairfax Publishing

Arts and Crafts Architecture by Peter Davey. Paperback - 256 pages (September 1997) Phaidon Press Inc.

Arts and Crafts Houses I by Kent Bexleyheath, & Philip Webb. - Hardcover, (September 1999) Phaidon Press Inc.

Arts and Crafts Houses II - Hardcover, (September 1999) Phaidon Press Inc.

Arts & Crafts Houses by Adrian Tinniswood -Hardcover - 176 pages (October 1999) Watson-Guptill Pubns

Arts & Crafts Masterpieces -Hardcover - (October 1999) Phaidon Press Inc.

Authentic Small Houses of the Twenties by Robert T. Jones. Paperback - 278 pages (July 1987) Dover Publications

Classic Houses of the Twenties (Loizeaux's Plan Book No. 7) by J. D. Loizeaux. Paperback - 184 pages reprint edition (January 1993) Dover Publications

Country and Suburban Homes of the Prairie School Period : With 424 Photographs and Floor Plans by Hermann Valentin Von Holst. Paperback - Dover edition (January 1983) Dover Publications

Craftsman Homes : Architecture and Furnishings of the American Arts and Crafts Movement by Gustav Stickley. Paperback - 205 pages (July 1979) Dover Publications

Craftsman-Style Houses by Fine Homebuilding Paperback (September 1995) Taunton Press

Frank Lloyd Wright : by Robert McCarter, Paperback - 368 pages (October 1999) Phaidon Press Inc 

Frank Lloyd Wright : Designs for an American Landscape 1922-1932 by Anne Whiston Spirn (Editor), C. Ford Peatross, David G. De Long (Editor) Hardcover - 207 pages (October 1996)   Harry N Abrams 

Greene & Greene : The Passion and the Legacy by Randell L. Makinson Hardcover (September 1998) Gibbs Smith Publisher 

More Craftsman Homes by Gustav Stickley. Paperback - 201 pages (February 1982) Dover Pubns 

Old House Measured and Scaled Detail Drawings for Builders and Carpenters : An Early Twentieth-Century Pictorial Sourcebook With 183 Detailed Plates by William A. Radford. Paperback 2 edition (June 1983) Dover Publications

Prairie Style: House an Gardens by Frank lloyd Wright & the Prairie School by Dixie Legler, Christian Korab - Hardcover - 208 pages, (October 1997) Stewart Tabori & Chang

Stickley Style: Arts & Crafts Homes in the Craftsman Tradition by David M. Cathers, Alexander Vertikoff - Hardcover, 224 pages (October 1999) Simon & Schuster

Toward a Simpler Way of Life : The Arts & Crafts Architects of California by Robert Winter (Editor) Hardcover - 304 pages (May 1997) Univ California Press 


trianglew.gif dutch colonial (847 bytes)Bungalows

100 Turn-Of-The-Century Brick Bungalows With Floor Plans by Rogers, Manson. Paperback - 120 pages reprint edition (August 1994) Dover Publications 

500 Small Houses of the Twenties by Henry Atterbury Smith. Paperback - 312 pages reprint edition (June 1990) Dover Publications 

American Bungalow Style by Alexander Vertikoff (Photographer), Robert Milton Winter. Hardcover - 224 pages (May 1996) Simon & Schuster 

Bungalow: American Restoration Style by Jan Cigliano, Walter Smalling (Photographer). Paperback - 112 pages (September 1998) Peregrine Smith 

Bungalow Style (Architecture and Design Library.) by April Halberstadt, Hardcover - 96 pages (October 1999) Michael Friedman/Fairfax Publishing

Bungalows : American Houses of the Arts and Crafts Style, by Douglas Keister. Paperback - (June 1999) Pomegranate 

Craftsman Bungalows : 59 Homes from the Craftsman by Gustav Stickley (Editor). Paperback - 151 pages reprint edition (March 1989) Dover Publications 

California Bungalows of the Twenties by Henry L. Wilson.  Paperback - 121 pages reprint edition (April 1993) Dover Publications 

In the Arts & Crafts Style by Barbara Mayer, Rob Gray (Photographer), Elaine H. Ellis (Designer). Hardcover - 224 pages (November 1992) Chronicle Books 

Inside the Bungalow : America's Arts & Crafts Interior by Paul Duchscherer, Douglas Keister (Photographer). Hardcover - 192 pages (November 1997) Penguin Studio 

Radford's Artistic Bungalows : The Complete 1908 Catalog by Radford Architectural Co. Paperback - 222 pages (June 1997) Dover Publications 

The American Bungalow 1880-1930 by Clay Lancaster. Paperback - 256 pages (December 1995) Dover Publications 

The Bungalow : America's Arts and Crafts Home by Paul Duchscherer, Douglas Keister (Photographer). Hardcover (January 1996) Penguin USA 

The Bungalow : The Production of a Global Culture by Anthony D. King. Paperback - 310 pages 2nd edition (October 1995) Oxford Univ Press 

The California Bungalow (California Architecture and Architects, No. 1) by Robert. Winter. Hardcover - 96 pages (July 1998) Hennessey & Ingalls 


trianglew.gif retro (847 bytes)Colonial Period Homes

American Buildings and Their Architects : The Colonial and Neoclassical Styles (American Buildings and Their Architects) by William Harvey, Jr. Pierson. Paperback Reprint edition Vol 1 (October 1986) Oxford Univ Press 

American Colonial : Puritan Simplicity to Georgian Grace by Wendell Garrett, Paul Rocheleau (Photographer). Hardcover - 276 pages (September 1998) Monacelli Press

American Colonial Homes : A Pictorial History by John Burdick. Hardcover - 80 pages (March 1998) Courage Books 

Early American Architecture : From the First Colonial Settlements to the National Period by Hugh Morrison. Paperback - 619 pages (January 1988) Dover Publications 

California Missions. by Sunset Editors Paperback - 320 pages 2nd edition (September 1979) Sunset Publishing Company

Georgian House Style : An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book . by Ingrid Cranfield, Hardcover - 192 pages (May 1998) David & Charles UK -- English Georgian

Great Georgian Houses of America,, Vol 1. Paperback - Vol 1 (June 1970) Dover Publications 

Great Georgian Houses of America, Vol 2. Paperback - Vol 2 (June 1970) Dover Publications 

Spanish-Colonial Architecture in the United States by Rexford Newcomb. Paperback - reprint edition (April 1990) Dover Publications 

The Architects (Colonial Craftsmen), by Leonard Everett Fisher. Paperback - Reissue Edition, (September 1999), Benchmark Books

The Georgian House in Britain and America, by Steven Parissien . Hardcover - 240 pages (September 1995) Rizzoli


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America's Painted Ladies : The Ultimate Celebration of Our Victorians by Elizabeth Pomada, Michael Larsen (Contributor), Douglas Keister (Photographer).  Paperback (September 1994) Penguin Studio 

Daughters of Painted Ladies : America's Resplendent Victorians by Michael Larsen, Douglas Keister, Elizabeth L. Pomada. Paperback Reprint edition (February 1990) E P Dutton 

Painted Ladies : San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians by Morley Baer, Elizabeth Pomada, Michael Larsen. Paperback Reissue edition (April 1986) E P Dutton  

The Painted Ladies Revisited : San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians Inside and Out by Elizabeth Pomada, Michael Larsen, Douglas Keister (Photographer). Paperback - 160 pages 1 Ed edition (November 1989)  E P Dutton 


trianglew.gif Gothic (847 bytes)General Housing History & Information

A History of American Architecture : Buildings in Their Cultural and Technological Context, by Mark Gelernter. Hardcover - 400 pages (September 1999) University Press of New England

American Castles : A Pictorial History, by Amy Handy, John Burdick,. Hardcover - 80 pages (March 1998) Courage Books

American Adobes : Rural Houses of Northern New Mexico by Beverley Spears. Paperback - 195 pages 2nd edition (August 1997) Ancient City Press

American Country Building Design : Rediscovered Plans for 19Th-Century Farmhouses, Cottages, Landscapes, Barns, Carriage Houses & Outbuildings by Donald J. Berg. Paperback - 160 pages (October 1997) Sterling Publications 

Architect and the American Country House, 1890-1940, by Mark Alan Hewitt . Hardcover - 312 pages (September 1990), Yale University Press

Art Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration, and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties, by Patricia Bayer. Paperback - 224 pages (October 1999) Thames & Hudson

Common Houses in America's Small Towns : The Atlantic Seaboard to the Mississippi Valley by John A. Jakle, Robert W. Bastian (Contributor), Douglas K. Meyer (Contributor). Paperback - 238 pages (March 1989) Univ of Georgia Press

Common Places : Readings in American Vernacular Architecture, by Dell Upton, John M. Vlach. Paperback (March 1986) Univ of Georgia Press

Historic American Towns Along the Atlantic Coast, by Warren Boeschenstein, Hardcover (September 1999)- 320 pages, Johns Hopkins Univ. Press

Images of an American Land : Vernacular Architecture in the Western United States, by Thomas Carter (Editor). Paperback - 352 pages (March 1997) University of New Mexico Press

National Geographic Guide to America's Great Houses: More Than 150 Outstanding Mansions Open to the Public by Henry Wiencek, Donna M. Lucey, National Geographic Society. Paperback - 320 pages (March 1999) National Geographic Society

New York 1880 : Architecture and Urbanism in the Gilded Age, by Robert A. M. Stern, Thomas Mellins, David Fishman, Paperback (October 1999)- 1008 pages, Monacelli Press

The American Family Home, 1800-1960 by Clifford Edward Clark. Paperback - 281 pages (September 1986) Univ of North Carolina Press

The Midwest in American Architecture by John S. Garner (Editor). Hardcover - 259 pages (May 1991) Univ.of Illinois Press 


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Andrea Palladio : The Architect in His Time by Bruce Boucher, Paolo Marton (Photographer), Andrea Palladio. Paperback - 336 pages Rev&Updtd edition (January 1998) Abbeville Press, Inc. 

Classic America : The Federal Style & Beyond, by Wendell Garrett, Paul Rocheleau (Photographer), David Larkin (Editor). Paperback - Reprint edition (April 1996) Universe Publishing 

Classical Architecture : A Comprehensive Handbook to the Tradition of Classic Style by Robert Adam, Derek Brentnall (Illustrator). Hardcover - 319 pages (April 1991) Harry N Abrams 

The American Builder's Companion : Or, a System of Architecture Particularly Adapted to the Present Style of Building by Asher Benjamin, W. D. Morgan (Designer). Paperback - 114 pages (June 1969) Dover Publications 

The American Vignola : A Guide to the Making of Classical Architecture (The Classical America Series in Art and Architecture) by William R. Ware, Henry H. Reed, John B. Bayley. Paperback - 124 pages (December 1994) Dover Publications 

The Architect, or Practical House Carpenter/1830 by Asher Benjamin. Paperback - 119 pages (November 1988) Dover Publications 

The Country Builder's Assistant by Asher Benjamin. Paperback - 31 pages (December 1989) Applewood Books 

The Four Books on Architecture by Andrea Palladio, Robert Tavernor (Translator), Richard. Hardcover - 320 pages (July 1997) MIT Press 

Practice of Architecture and the Builder's Guide : Two Pattern Books of American Classical Architecture, by Asher Benjamin, Thomas G. Smith (Designer). Paperback - 116 pages (April 1994) Da Capo Press


trianglew.gif arts and crafts (847 bytes)Interiors - Historic

Arts & Crafts Style by Isabelle Anscombe. Paperback - 240 pages Reissue edition (July 1996) Phaidon Press Inc. 

Authentic Designs from the American Arts and Crafts Movement (Dover Pictorial Archive) by Carol Belanger Grafton (Editor). Paperback - 121 pages (December 1988) Dover Publications 

Authentic Victorian Decoration and Ornamentation in Full Color (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) by Christopher Dresser. Paperback - 46 pages (September 1986) Dover Publications 

Authentic Victorian Stencil Designs by Carol B. Grafton (Editor). Paperback (October 1982) Dover Publications 

Colonial Homes Classic American Decorating, by Rosemary G. Rennicke. Hardcover - 192 pages (April 1999) Hearst Books

Country Victorian (Architecture and Design Library) by Ellen M. Plante. Hardcover - 96 pages (October 1997) Michael Friedman/Fairfax Publishing 

Creating Authentic Victorian Rooms by Elan Zingman-Leith, Susan Zingman-Leith (Contributor). Hardcover (May 1995) Elliott & Clark Publications 

Decorating Old House Interiors : American Classics 1650-1960 by Lawrence, III Schwin. Hardcover - 160 pages (December 1994) Main Street Press

Domestic Space : Reading the Nineteenth-Century Interior, by Janet Floyd, Inga Bryden. Hardcover - 220 pages (October 1999) Manchester Univ Press

Fabrics for Historic Buildings : A Guide to Selecting Reproduction Fabrics by Jane C. Nylander. Paperback Revised edition (December 1990) Preservation Press

Floor Coverings for Historic Buildings : A Guide to Selecting Reproductions by Helene Van Rosensteil, Gail Caskey Winkler. Paperback (June 1988) Preservation Press

Formal Victorian (Architecture and Design Library) by Ellen M. Plante. Hardcover - 96 pages (March 1997) Michael Friedman/Fairfax Publishing 

Historic Interiors of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland : A Photographic Tour, by Margaret Willes, Andreas Von Einsiedel, Nadia MacKenkenzie, Nadia Mackenzie. Hardcover, 144 pages (September 1999) Harry N. Abrams 

Hints on Household Taste : The Classic Handbook of Victorian Interior Decoration, by Charles L. Eastlake. Paperback - 304 pages (April 1986) Dover Publications 

Houses and Gardens : Arts and Crafts Interiors by M. H. Baillie Scott, Baillie M. H. Scott. Hardcover - 319 pages Reprint edition (November 1995) Antique Collectors Club 

Inside the Bungalow : America's Arts & Crafts Interior by Paul Duchscherer, Douglas Keister (Photographer). Hardcover - 192 pages (November 1997) Penguin Studio 

Irreplaceable Artifacts : Decorating the Home With Architectural Ornament by Evan Blum, Leslie Blum (Contributor), David Frazier (Photographer). Hardcover - 208 pages 1 Ed edition (November 1997) Clarkson Potter 

Judith Miller's Guide to Period-Style Curtains & Soft Furnishings by Judith Miller, James Merrell (Photographer). Hardcover (December 1996) Overlook Press  

Lighting for Historic Buildings : A Guide to Selecting Reproductions by Roger W. Moss. Paperback (April 1989) Preservation Press

Period Details : A Sourcebook for House Restoration by Judith Miller (Contributor), Martin Miller. Paperback Reprint edition (January 1993) Crown Publications 

Period Fireplaces a Practical Guide to Period Style Decorating; A Practical Guide to Period-Style Decorating by Judith Miller. Hardcover - 128 pages (May 1995) Miller's 

Period Kitchens : A Practical Guide to Period-Style Decorating by Judith Miller. Hardcover - 128 pages (June 1995) Antique Collectors Club 

Principles of Victorian Decorative Design by Christopher Dresser. Paperback (February 1996) Dover Publications 

The Designs of William Morris. Paperback - 160 pages (November 1995) Phaidon Press Inc. 

The Elements of Style : A Practical Encyclopedia of Interior Architectural Details from 1485 to the Present by Stephen Calloway (Editor), Elizabeth Cromley (Editor). Hardcover - 568 pages Revised edition (April 1997) Simon & Schuster 

Turn-Of-The-Century Decorative Millwork : Doors, Windows, Stained Glass, Etc by Door and Blind Manufacturers' Association. Paperback (December 1996) Dover Publications 

Turn-Of-The-Century Doors, Windows, and Decorative Millwork : The Mulliner Catalog of 1893. Paperback - 332 pages (May 1995) Dover Publications 

Victorian Cut and Use Stencils : 55 Full-Size Stencils Printed on Durable Stencil Paper by Carol Belanger Grafton. Paperback - 55 pages (November 1980) Dover Publications 

Victorian House Style : An Architectural and Interior Design Sourcebook by Linda Osband. Hardcover - 192 pages (May 1992) David & Charles Uk 

Victorian Interior Decoration : American Interiors : 1830-1900 by Roger W. Moss, Gail C. Winkler. Paperback Reprint edition (November 1992) Henry Holt  

Victorian Style : Creating Period Interiors for Contemporary Living by Judith Miller (Editor), Martin Miller, James Merrell (Photographer). Paperback - 240 pages (March 1997) Antique Collectors Club 

Victorian Wooden Molding and Frame Designs : The 1910 Morell Catalog (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) by H. Morell. Paperback - 193 pages athenae edition (January 1992) Athenaeum of Philadelphia 

Victorian Woodturnings and Woodwork : The 1893 Blumer and Kuhn Catalog of Premium Millwork. Paperback reprint edition (September 1995) Astragal Press

Wallpapers for Historic Buildings : A Guide to Selecting Reproduction Wallpapers by Richard C. Nylander. Paperback 2nd edition (June 1992) Preservation Press

William Morris : Decor and Design by Elizabeth Wilhide. Hardcover - 192 pages (September 1991) Harry N Abrams 


trianglew.gif queen anne (847 bytes)Kids

Old House New House : A Child's Exploration of American Architectural Styles by Michael Gaughenbaugh, Herbert Camburn (Contributor) Reading level: Ages 9-12. Hardcover (September 1993) Preservation Press 

The American House Styles of Architecture Coloring Book by Albert Gary Smith Reading level: Ages 4-8. Paperback (April 1983) Dover Publications 

Under Every Roof : A Kid's Style and Field Guide to the Architecture of American Houses by Patricia Brown Glenn, Joe Stites (Photographer) Reading level: Ages 9-12. Hardcover (September 1993) Preservation Press


trianglew.gif historic(847 bytes)Kit & Mail Order Houses

117 House Designs of the Twenties by Gordon-Van Tine Co. Paperback - Reprint, 132 pages (February 1992) Dover Publications 

Aladdin 'Built in a Day' House Catalog, 1917 (Dover Books on Architecture) by Aladdin Company. Paperback - 117 pages Reprint, (July 1995) Dover Publications  

America's Favorite Homes : Mail-Order Catalogues As a Guide to Popular Early 20Th-Century Houses by Robert Schweitzer & Michael W.R. Davis. HARDCOVER (July 1990) Wayne State Univ Press

America's Favorite Homes : Mail-Order Catalogues As a Guide to Popular Early 20Th-Century Houses by Robert Schweitzer & Michael W.R. Davis. PAPERBACK (July 1990) Wayne State Univ Press 

Houses by Mail : A Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company by Katherine Cole Stevenson, H. Ward Jandl. Paperback (December 1986) Preservation Press

Sears, Roebuck Catalog of Houses, 1926 : An Unabridged Reprint by Roebuck and Company. Sears. Paperback - 144 pages unabrid edition (June 1991) Dover Publications  


trianglew.gif paint (847 bytes)Paint - How-To

House Painting : Inside & Out by Mark Dixon, Bob Heidt (Contributor). Paperback - 151 pages (October 1997) Taunton Press

Paint Your Home : Skills, Techniques, and Tricks of the Trade for Professional Looking Interior Painting by Francis Donegan. Hardcover - 135 pages (March 1997) Readers Digest 

The Complete Book of Paint : A Comprehensive Guide to Paint Techniques for Walls, Floors, Furniture, Fabrics, and Metalwork by David Carter, Charles Hemming. Hardcover - 208 pages (October 1996) Clarkson Potter 

The Complete Painters Handbook : How to Paint Your House Inside and Out-The Right Way by Gregg E. Sandreuter. Paperback - 150 pages (July 1988) Rodale Press


trianglew.gif federal (847 bytes)Architectural Style Guides

A Concise History of American Architecture by Leland M. Roth. Paperback - 400 pages (September 1980) Icon (Harpe) 

A Field Guide to American Architecture by Carole Rifkind. Paperback Revised edition (April 1989) Plume 

A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia McAlester, Lee McAlester, Lauren Jarrett (Illustrator). Paperback (June 1984) Random House  

American Architecture : An Illustrated Encyclopedia by Cyril M. Harris. Hardcover - 370 pages (July 1998) W.W. Norton & Company 

American Architecture 1607-1860 by Marcus Whiffen, Fredrick Koeper. Paperback Vol 1 (March 1984) MIT Press 

American Architecture Since 1780 : A Guide to the Styles by Marcus Whiffen. Paperback - 326 pages Revised edition (May 1992) MIT Press 

American Architecture, 1860-1976 by Frederick Koeper (Contributor), Marcus Whiffen, Fredrick Koeper. Paperback - 326 pages Revised edition (May 1992) MIT Press 

American Buildings and Their Architects : The Colonial and Neoclassical Styles (American Buildings and Their Architects) by William Harvey, Jr. Pierson. Paperback Reprint edition Vol 1 (October 1986) Oxford Univ Press 

American House Styles : A Concise Guide by John Milnes Baker. Hardcover - 190 pages (April 1994) W.W. Norton & Company 

American Shelter : An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Homes by Les Walker, Charles Moore (Preface). Hardcover - 336 pages Revised edition (July 1998) Overlook Press 

America's Favorite Homes : Mail-Order Catalogues As a Guide to Popular Early 20th-Century Houses by Robert Schweitzer & Michael W.R. Davis. Paperback (July 1990) Wayne State Univ Press

Great American Houses and Their Architectural Styles by Virginia McAlester, Lee McAlester . Hardcover - 348 pages (October 1994) Abbeville Press, Inc.

House Styles in America : The Old-House Journal Guide to the Architecture of American Homes, by James C. Massey, Shirley Maxwell. Hardcover (October 1996) Old-House Journal 

Identifying American Architecture : A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms :1600-1945 by John J. G. Blumenson, Nikolaus Pevsner. Paperback Rev edition (March 1990) W.W. Norton & Company 

What Style Is It? by John C. Poppeliers, Nancy B. Schwartz. Paperback Revised edition (June 1995) John Wiley & Sons 

The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture by Rachel Carley. Paperback - 272 pages Reprint edition (April 1997) Henry Holt


trianglew.gif colonial (847 bytes)Victorian Architecture

A Victorian Housebuilder's Guide : Woodwards National Architect of 1869 by George E. Woodward, Edward G. Thompson. Paperback - 48 pages Dover edition (July 1988) Dover Publications 

American-Victorian Cottage Homes by Palliser Co Palliser, Palliser R. Co Palliser. Paperback - (December 1990) Dover Publications 

American Buildings and Their Architects : Progressive and Academic Ideals at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by William H. Jordy. Paperback Reprint edition Vol 4 (November 1986) Oxford Univ Press 

American Country Houses of the Gilded Age : Sheldon's 'Artistic Country-Seats' by Arnold Lewis, George William Sheldon (Photographer). Paperback - 104 pages (January 1983) Dover Publications 

Apostle of Taste : Andrew Jackson Downing 1815-1852 (Creating the North American Landscape) by David Schuyler. Hardcover (March 1996) Johns Hopkins Univ Press 

Authentic Victorian Decoration and Ornamentation in Full Color (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) by Christopher Dresser. Paperback - 46 pages (September 1986) Dover Publications 

Authentic Victorian Stencil Designs by Carol B. Grafton (Editor). Paperback (October 1982) Dover Publications 

Beautiful America's California Victorians by Kenneth Naversen. Paperback - 80 pages (July 1998) Beautiful America Publishing Company 

Bicknell's Victorian Buildings : Floor Plans and Elevations for 45 Houses and Other Structures by A. J. Bicknell. Paperback - 130 pages (June 1980) Dover Publications  

Cottage Architecture of Victorian America by E. C. Hussey. Paperback - (July 1994) Dover Publications 

Country Houses and Seaside Cottages of the Victorian Era by William Comstrock. Paperback - (May 1989) Dover Publications 

Country Victorian (Architecture and Design Library) by Ellen M. Plante. Hardcover - 96 pages (October 1997) Michael Friedman/Fairfax Publishing 

Early Victorian (Abbeville Stylebooks) by Constance M. Greiff. Hardcover (July 1995) Abbeville Press, Inc. 

Fences : Authentic Details for Design and Restoration, by Peter Joel Harrison. Hardcover 280 pages (January 1999) John Wiley & Sons

From Gothic Revival to Functional Form : A Study in Victorian Theories of Design by Alf Boe. Hardcover (June 1979) Da Capo Press

Formal Victorian (Architecture and Design Library) by Ellen M. Plante. Hardcover - 96 pages (March 1997) Michael Friedman/Fairfax Publishing 

Gazebos and Trellises : Authentic Details for Design and Restoration, by Peter Joel Harrison. Hardcover - 256 pages (April 1999) John Wiley & Sons 

Gothic Revival (Abbeville Stylebooks) by James C. Massey, Shirley Maxwell (Contributor). Hardcover - 95 pages (October 1994) Abbeville Press, Inc. 

Hints on Household Taste : The Classic Handbook of Victorian Interior Decoration by Charles L. Eastlake. Paperback - 304 pages (April 1986) Dover Publications  

Holly's Picturesque Country Seats : A Complete Reprint of the 1863 Classic by Henry Hudson Holly, George B. Tatum (Designer). Paperback - 171 pages (March 1994) Dover Publications 

Principles of Victorian Decorative Design by Christopher Dresser. Paperback (February 1996) Dover Publications 

Shingle Style and the Stick Style : Architectural Theory & Design from Richardson to the Origins of Wright by Vincent J. Scully. Paperback - 184 pages Rev. edition (August 1983) Yale Univ Press

Shingle Styles : Innovation and Tradition in American Architecture 1874 to 1982, by Leland M. Roth, Bret Morgan. Hardcover - 240 pages (November 1999) Harry N. Abrams

Sloan's Victorian Buildings : Illustrations and Floor Plans for 60 Residences and Other Structures. Reprint of the 1852-3 Ed Pub in 2-Vols by Samuel Sloan. Paperback - (February 1981) Dover Publications 

The Architecture of Country Houses : Including Designs for Cottages, and Farmhouses, and Villas by Andrew Jackson Downing, J. S. Johnson (Designer).  Paperback - 484 pages (July 1969) Dover Publications 

The Modern Architect : A Classic Victorian Stylebook and Carpenter's Manual (Dover Books on Architecture) by Edward Shaw. Paperback (April 1996) Dover Publications 

The Secret Life of Victorian Houses by Elan Zingman-Leith, Susan Zingman-Leith, Tim Fields (Photographer). Hardcover - 144 pages (August 1993) Elliott & Clark Pub 

The Victorian House Book by Robin Guild, Vernon Gibberd. Hardcover - 320 pages Reissue edition (February 1992) Rizzoli Bookstore 

Turn-Of-The-Century Decorative Millwork : Doors, Windows, Stained Glass, Etc. by Door and Blind Manufacturers' Association. Paperback (December 1996) Dover Publications 

Turn-Of-The-Century Doors, Windows, and Decorative Millwork : The Mulliner Catalog of 1893. Paperback - 332 pages (May 1995) Dover Publications 

Turn of the Century Houses, Cottages and Villas by Robert W. Shoppell. Paperback - 120 pages (February 1984) Dover Publications

Victorian City and Country Houses : Plans and Designs by George E. Woodward. Paperback - 108 pages (May 1996) Dover Publications 

Victorian Cottage Residences by Andrew J. Downing, George E. Harney (Editor). Paperback - 261 pages (June 1981) Dover Publications 

Victorian Domestic Architectural Plans and Details : 734 Scale Drawings of Doorways, Windows, Staircases, Moldings, Cornices and Other Elements by William T. Comstock Dover Publications 

Victorian Gingerbread : Patterns & Techniques by Patrick Spielman, James Reidle (Contributor). Paperback - 192 pages (August 1992) Sterling Publications  

Victorian Home, by Spencer Hart. Hardcover - 144 pages (October 1999) Book Sales  

Victorian House Designs in Authentic Full Color : 75 Plates from the 'Scientific American-Architects and Builders Edition,' 1885-1894 by Blanche Cirker (Editor). Paperback (January 1997) Dover Publications 

Victorian Houses : A Treasury of Lesser Known Examples by Jackson Gillon, Clay Lancaster, Edmund V. Gillon. Paperback (December 1973) Dover Publications 

Victorian Interior Decoration : American Interiors : 1830-1900 by Roger W. Moss, Gail C. Winkler. Paperback Reprint edition (November 1992) Henry Holt  

Victorian Wooden Molding and Frame Designs : The 1910 Morell Catalog (Dover Pictorial Archive Series) by H. Morell. Paperback - 193 pages athenae edition (January 1992) Athenaeum of Philadelphia 

Victorian Woodturnings and Woodwork : The 1893 Blumer and Kuhn Catalog of Premium Millwork. Paperback reprint edition (September 1995) Astragal Press

Victorian Cut and Use Stencils : 55 Full-Size Stencils Printed on Durable Stencil Paper by Carol Belanger Grafton. Paperback - 55 pages (November 1980) Dover Publications 


trianglew.gif stick style(847 bytes)Videos

Videos about Frank Lloyd Wright:

Frank Lloyd Wright (1998); Ken Burns

The Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright (1996); America's Castles

Taliesin: The Tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright (1991)

1071 Fifth Ave: Frank Lloyd Wright & the Story of the Guggenheim Museum (1994);

Videos of Interest to Historic Home Owners:

Bob Vila's Guide to Historic Homes - Boxed Set (1996)

Common Home Repairs

Preventive Home Maintenance

Le Corbusier

America's Castles Series:

America's Castles (1994)

America's Castles 2 (1995)

Architectural Masterpieces

Biltmore Estate

California Dreamers

Canadian Castles

Capital City

Castles of Charleston

Castles on the Bay

Cattle Barons

Chemical Age

Coal Barons

Confederacy

Cotton Kings

Empire States

Garden Estates

Gardens & Galleries

Governors' Mansions

Grand Resorts

Grand Resorts 2

Great Frontier

Heiresses

The Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright

Mexico's White House

Newspaper Moguls

Palaces in Paradise

Palaces on the Prairie

Presidential Estates

Railroad Barons

Return to Newport

Roosevelt Homes

University Estates

Vanderbilts Abroad

Victorian Era

Windy City

Winter Castles

 

 

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