Scores of excellent photographs, drawings, and floor plans depict standardized homes of wood, brick, stucco, and stone, perhaps the most carefully planned of their time. From the substantial beauty of the eight-room "Homestead" and the colonial-style "Cambridge" to the spacious Spanish-style "Ponce de Leon," this is a delightful time capsule for builders, home preservationists, and nostalgia fans.
Here's a sample of other books in this Dover category
Small Houses of the Twenties: The Sears, Roebuck 1926 House Catalog by Sears, Roebuck and Co. Excellent reproduction of rare catalog describes 86 different houses and bungalows in over 300 photographs, illustrations, and floor plans. Text provides complete descriptions.
Small Houses of the Forties: With Illustrations and Floor Plans by Harold E. Group 56 floor plans and elevations of houses that originally cost less than $15,000 to build. Recommended by financial institutions of the era, they range from Colonials to Cape Cods.
