Reprint of rare catalog includes floor plans and elevations for 35 different residences, from a one-story seaside summer cottage ($700) to a five-story villa with over 15 rooms, furnace, gas, and "speaking tubes" ($10,000). Invaluable to preservationists, home restorers and anyone intrigued by social and economic aspects of late-Victorian life. 149 illustrations.
Victorian Cottage Residences by Andrew Jackson Downing This incredibly rich, firsthand source for the most popular styles of 19th-century Victorian architecture presents 26 cottage designs — including Gothic, bracketed, Italianate, "rustic," more — and 155 illustrations (includes floor plans).
Country Houses and Seaside Cottages of the Victorian Era by William T. Comstock 44 authentic and charming designs for vacation homes in varied styles and sizes, most low-to-medium budget, with perspective views, elevations, and floor plans. 200 illustrations.
Designs for Street Fronts, Suburban Houses and Cottages by M. F. Cummings, C. C. Miller Excellent architectural sourcebook includes street front elevations, with enlarged and detailed designs for residential entrances, cornices, a curved roof, dormer window, and much more. 714 illustrations.
Palliser's New Cottage Homes by Palliser & Co. 250 original designs — including floor plans, elevations, and perspective views — for a variety of charming private residences, from a four-room beach house to a four-bedroom country home. 1,500 black-and-white illustrations.
