Many of Texas' most beautiful and interesting historic homes were built from designs published in magazines, books, and catalogues. "Texas Houses Built by the Book" provides an introduction to the use of published designs in Texas, examining how homeowners, carpenters, contractors, developers, and even architects took advantage of the unprecedented wealth of these designs available during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Few examples of Texas houses based on published designs can be found in previous publications about architectural history or Texas architecture. Margaret...
Many of Texas' most beautiful and interesting historic homes were built from designs published in magazines, books, and catalogues. "Texas Houses Buil...
Providing access to over 6,500 house designs published between 1850 and 1915, this work is indexed by architects' or designers' names as well as by the geographic location of each house when given in the periodical. It also includes a geographic index of architects, an annotated bibliography of the periodicals indexed, and an illustrated section with samples of the designs included in the index.
Providing access to over 6,500 house designs published between 1850 and 1915, this work is indexed by architects' or designers' names as well as by...
