First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor Francis; an informa company.
#2150397 in eBooks 2004-08-02 2004-08-02File Name: B000SHMCJM
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Another nice reprint from DoverBy Rosemary ThorntonBased in the St. Paul/Minnesota area; Brown-Blodgett Company started as a home-construction service and eventually expanded into house plans; and the result is this 101-page book. First; the good news: The pictures and text in this book are nice and clear and even the wee tiny numbers showing individual room dimensions are legible.The downside is; there are only two pages of front matter (titled; "The First Home You Build" [p. 1] and "Good Plans Will Save You Money" [p. 2]) and there is only one page of back matter ("How Much To Pay For a Home"). I always love reading these extra pages; because you can learn so much about the day-to-day business of building a home of your own in the early years of the 1900s.The curious thing is; the title; "Small Houses of the 1930s". These are not what Id categorize as "small homes." Of the nearly 200 homes pictured in this book; the great majority are spacious two-story English Tudors; Dutch Colonials; Colonial Revivals; Cape Cods and even an International Style home. While there are some small bungalows shown here; Id say the great majority of spacious homes; typical of what youd find in the upper-income executive neighborhoods of the 1920s and 1930s. On average; most of the homes in this book are 1600 - 2000 square feet. By 1930s standards; thats not a small home.Like so many of these reprinted 1920s/30s architectural catalogs; this one is a lot of fun to just sit and browse. And the price is right.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. and they are a great decorator touch in the guest bathBy Uncle GarHave framed several pages as small pictures; and they are a great decorator touch in the guest bath!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Nice book; but missing some info it should have?By molly56AJust be warned that many do not have second floor diagrams even though they have second floors!