Portland Public Library

American house styles, a concise guide, John Milnes Baker, AIA

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

American house styles

bibliography

1020293024

John Milnes Baker, AIA

a concise guide

Colonial, Neoclassical, Queen Anne, Craftsman--what distinguishes one architectural style from another? This unique book will allow readers to recognize the architectural features and style of virtually any house they encounter. Here, architect John Milnes Baker explains the historical, cultural, and technical influences that shaped each of these styles and many more. Organized in periods, from Early Colonial (1600-1715) to the Modern Movement (1920-60) and beyond, this tour of America's varied residential architecture is rendered in elevation drawings that precisely illustrate the key characteristics of each style. Nearly 25 years since the original publication of American House Styles, this updated edition includes a new preface and house styles from the mid-1990s to the present--from the rise and fall of the McMansion to energy-efficient, regionally influenced homes. The illustrations, now in color, are more delightful than ever in a new, larger format. This a must-have volume for anyone interested in architecture or adding a bit of style to their home

Early Colonial 1600-1715. Early New England Colonial 1640-1715 ; Early Southern Colonial 1640-1715 -- Colonial 1715-1780. English 1715-1780 ; Dutch 1625-1800 ; Spanish 1600s-1840s ; French 1700-1825 -- Georgian 1715-1780. New England 1715-1780 ; The Middle Atlantic 1715-1780 ; The South 1715-1780 -- The Young Republic 1780-1820. Federal 1780-1820 ; Neoclassical 1780-1825 -- An Emerging Nation 1820-1860. Greek Revival 1820-1850 ; Gothic Revival 1840-1860 -- The Picturesque 1840-1900. Swiss Cottage 1840-1860 ; Italian Villa 1845-1870 ; Italianate 1845-1875 ; Italian Renaissance Revival 1845-1860 ; Exotic Eclectic 1850-1875 ; Second Empire 1860-1880 ; Stick 1855-1875 ; Queen Anne 1880-1910 -- Palatial Palaces 1880-1930. Romanesque 1880-1900 ; Chateauesque 1885-1910 ; Beaux-Arts 1890-1930 ; Tudor 1890-1930 ; Second Italian Renaissance Revival 1890-1930 ; Neoclassical Revival 1895-1950 -- Indigenous Styles 1880-1930. Shingle 1880-1905 ; Prairie 1900-1920 ; Craftsman 1900-1930 -- Reminiscent Styles 1880-1940. Early Colonial Revival 1885-1915 ; Dutch Colonial 1890-1930 ; Elizabethan 1910-1940 ; Spanish Mission 1890-1920 ; Pueblo 1900-1990s ; Spanish Colonial Revival 1915-1940 ; Monterey 1925-1955 ; French Rural 1915-1940 -- The Modern Movement and Beyond 1920-1990s. Moderne 1920-1940 ; International 1930-1990s ; Wrightian 1940-1960s ; Popular House Styles 1945-1990s -- Novelty And Divergence 1960-1990s. A Personal View of Late-Twentieth-Century Architectural Trends -- What's New? 2000-Present