Building an American identity
pattern book homes and communities, 1870-1900
by Linda E. Smeins
The Late Nineteenth Century landscape of houses was characterized by variety - Queen Anne, Eastlake, Stick, to name a few. These homes are often put under the aegis "Victorian" as a means of identifying houses that defy precise stylistic categorization. Linda Smeins explores the development of these homes, considered the new "modern suburban homes" of the late nineteenth century, whose designs were widely circulated in architectural pattern books.
Through a discussion of pattern book designs, plans and pattern book-inspired houses, Smeins traces the evolution of this architectural style and the advance of American suburban development to explore the meanings embodied in the notions of home, community and American identity. Building an American Identity is an excellent resource for architectural historians, historic preservationists, educators and anyone interested in the social history behind the building of America's Victorian homes.
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Domestic Architecture, Nationalism and architecture, Suburban homes, Designs and plans, Eclecticism in architecture, Architecture, Architecture, Domestic, History, Architecture, modern, 19th century, Architecture, domestic, united states, Architecture, domestic, designs and plans, Architecture, united states, Maisons de banlieue, Éclectisme en architecture, Nationalisme et architecture, Architecture domestique, Histoire, Dessins et plans, Buildings, ResidentialPlaces
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Building an American identity: pattern book homes and communities, 1870-1900
1999, AltaMira Press
in English
0761989625 9780761989622
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