The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture

More than 600 precisely detailed illustrations show readers how to identify and describe a house of a particular style. Features such as stairs, doors, windows, framing and wall construction, and brickwork are clearly illustrated.

Chapters begin with a brief narrative that summarizes a type, period, or style of architecture. Multiple interior and exterior views of representative buildings (including outbuildings) are well labeled. Insets with additional text illuminate many of the pictures.

Every element that may be found on a Beaux Arts townhouse, a Navajo hogan, or a Craftsman bungalow is displayed.

An essential reference for American homeowners, restorers, and old-house buffs who, by the year 2000, will spend more on home renovation and restoration than on new-home construction. 600 illus.

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