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Title: The Architecture of Country Houses by Andrew J. Downing ISBN: 0-486-22003-6 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1969 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: To know this book is to know the cottage
Comment: This book is by the grandaddy of American cottage-style home designer's: Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-1852). He wanted all of us to enjoy the simple, but rich, life of the cottage. You won't understand the roots of the American cottage unless you know about the life and work of Andrew Downing. As a footnote: He died young trying to save other's aboard Robert Fulton's steamship after a boiler fire. Someone should make a movie about this guy.
Rating: 4
Summary: More than just Architecture.
Comment: I bought the book so that I could understand the roots of our American home styles. Andrew Downing, however wrote much more...He frequently wrote about European culture and the differences in the New World mentality at the time. I have a better feeling now of attitudes of the 1800's.
Rating: 5
Summary: Original designs of Gothic Revival houses from 1850
Comment: This text is a true classic. Orginally published in 1850, it is a reprint of the Gothic Revival pattern book of Andrew Jackson Downing who was the authority and champion of this style. Gothic Revival houses dominated the American countryside from the 1830s to the 1860s, and most of the designs for these houses were based on the patterns found in this book. The interior layouts from this age will most likely not suit the taste of modern day houses -- Gothic houses typically have a stair case just after the front door. Most home builders today like to have a living room or foyer just after the front door to greet guests. But for getting ideas on exterior designs of Gothic Revival houses, this book is the only authority.
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Title: Victorian Cottage Residences by Andrew Jackson Downing ISBN: 0486240789 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 March, 1981 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Farmhouse: Classic Homesteads of North America by Nancy L. Mohr ISBN: 0762413883 Publisher: Courage Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.98 |
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Title: American Farmhouses: Country Style and Design by Leah Rosch, Keith Scott Morton ISBN: 0743219295 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 24 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Turn-of-the-Century House Designs : With Floor Plans, Elevations and Interior Details of 24 Residences by William T. Comstock ISBN: 0486281868 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 09 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Old House Measured and Scaled Detail Drawings for Builders and Carpenters by W. A. Radford ISBN: 0486244385 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1983 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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