ePub 100 Turn-of-the-Century Brick Bungalows with Floor Plans (Dover Architecture) by in Arts-Photography

Description

When Brickbuilder; an early 20th-century trade publication; sponsored a major nationwide competition for bungalow designs; over 600 drawings were submitted by architects and draftsmen from around the country. This book; reprinted from a rare catalog published in 1912; contains the 100 winning entries from that event. The competition had two important criteria: the principal construction material was to be brick; and the complete cost — exclusive of the land — would be about $3;000.The winning designs came from all over the United States and reflected a diverse range of tastes and styles — from a single-floor; tile-roof hacienda to an elaborate thatched-roof English cottage; complete with decorative brickwork and a semicircular exterior wall. Each of the 100 superbly rendered plates shows the house in perspective and provides floor plans; some landscape planning; and an itemized list of construction costs.An essential reference book for restorers of period homes; historians; students; and enthusiasts of American domestic architecture; this fascinating book also offers browsers an entertaining glimpse of houses that still appear in countless areas across the country.