Plans and specifications for 20 distinctive Victorian structures, from a simple cottage to an ornate brick villa. Over 580 black-and-white illustrations.
Victorian City and Country Houses: Plans and Details by Geo E. Woodward Detailed volume includes 100 front and side elevations, floor plans for five city houses, a country house with a French roof, a summer house, various cottages, more.
Biddle's Young Carpenter's Assistant by Owen Biddle Reproduced from a rare 1805 edition, this handsome volume, with text and 135 illustrated details, describes typical building materials, styles, architectural ornamentation, and interior designs of public structures and private homes during the Federal period.
Early Victorian House Designs by William H. Ranlett Magnificent reproduction of a rare sourcebook includes 21 designs for mid-19th-century homes as well as landscaping layouts, floor plans, elevations, and detailed cost estimates for materials and labor. 60 black-and-white plates of illustrations.
Henry Hobson Richardson and His Works by Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer First important study of leading 19th-century architect, the pioneer of Romanesque Revival. Plans, photographs, drawings, and detailed discussions of all of Richardson's major buildings, including Trinity Church in Boston, Harvard Law School, and many others.
