A Field Guide to American Houses
Written by Michael Walsh
Published December 14, 2004
Published December 14, 2004
The guide that enables you to identify, and place in their historic and architectural contects, the houses you see in your neighborhood or in your travels across America.
- Domestic buildings are of two principal sorts: folk houses and styled houses. Folk houses are those designed without a concious attempt to mimic current fashions. Many are built by their occupants or by non-professional builders, and are all relatively simple houses meant to provide basic shelter, with little concern for presenting a stylish face to the world.
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- A Field Guide to American Houses
- Published: December 14, 2004
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- Writer: Michael Walsh
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I agree with Aaman. This topic is not something I know a lot about. It's an obsession, however, with my wife and her family. I'd like to know enough so that I can pass along information about the book to them...
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Michael, Thanks for the review. This is way too short however - what are the areas and periods of American architecture covered in this book? How is better, or worse, than other similar books?
Do take this in a positive note