Building an American Identity: Pattern Book Homes and Communities, 1870-1900

by Linda E. Smeins

Book Overview

Queen Anne or Victorian, these beautiful houses have become nostalgic sites in our historical memory. Linda Smeins explores the development of pattern-book houses, considered the new "modern suburban home" of the late 19th century. Through a discussion of pattern-book designs and plans and pattern-book-inspired houses, Smeins traces the evolution of this architectural style and explores the meanings embodied in the notion of home and community. Building...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761989633
• ISBN13: 9780761989639
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Altamira Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"