This authentic 1876 guide to Victorian house styles depicts a wide array of magnificent homes of the period. Included are a six-room ornamental cottage for $1,500 and an ornate Gothic suburban residence, complete with parlor, sitting room, dressing rooms, six bedrooms, and two baths — at a cost of $33,000. 122 engravings. Republication of the Philadelphia, 1876 edition.
100 Victorian Architectural Designs for Houses and Other Buildings by A. J. Bicknell & Co. Originally published in 1878, this now-rare collection of designs supplies views of a remarkable variety of modestly priced structures: houses, villas, cottages, many others. 98 black-and-white 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.
Victorian Dwellings for Village and Country (1885) by S. B. Reed 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). 149 illustrations.
