architecture, domestic

The octagon house

a home for all

Fowler, O. S

1973

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Houses of the West

Thompson, Elisabeth Kendall

1979

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Early homes of New York and the Mid-Atlantic States

from material originally published as the White pine series of architectural monographs, edited by Russell F. Whitehead and Frank Chouteau Brown

Miner, Robert G

1977

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Outside the not so big house

creating the landscape of home

Messervy, Julie Moir

2006

Full-color illustrated photographs explain how to develop a landscape design that links indoor space with outdoor living.

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Creating the not so big house

insights and ideas for the new American home

Susanka, Sarah

2000

Presents photographs and text that examine twenty-five houses designed according to the author's Not So Big principles of quality over quantity, comfort and beauty, attention to detail, and an informal floor plan.

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Fifty houses

images from the American road

Sorlien, Sandy

2002

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Great American houses and their architectural styles

McAlester, Virginia

1994

Features nearly five hundred color and black-and-white photographs, line drawings, floor plans, and historical paintings, with descriptive text, that showcase the architectural designs of great American homes, including those of Thomas Jefferson, Mark Twain, and the Vanderbilts.