American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940: An Illustrated GlossaryVan Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 - 270 pages |
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... built as single - family residences ; they were built on open homestead land , on narrow railroad lots , on boulevards and crowded city streets . They were built individually as speculation houses or as commissions ; in groups as small ...
... built as single - family residences ; they were built on open homestead land , on narrow railroad lots , on boulevards and crowded city streets . They were built individually as speculation houses or as commissions ; in groups as small ...
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... Built as inexpensive worker housing in several sections of the country - but mostly in the near and deep south and the west - the shotgun has emerged as an object of rehabilita- tion in a number of cities , including New Orleans and ...
... Built as inexpensive worker housing in several sections of the country - but mostly in the near and deep south and the west - the shotgun has emerged as an object of rehabilita- tion in a number of cities , including New Orleans and ...
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... built from 1895 to 1915- its first development period - the bungalow was known as the California bungalow . Because of the nature of the design and the kind of living which that design suggested , it was appropriate for this form to ...
... built from 1895 to 1915- its first development period - the bungalow was known as the California bungalow . Because of the nature of the design and the kind of living which that design suggested , it was appropriate for this form to ...
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