Featuring blueprints, sketches, plus exterior and interior photographs, here are the finest examples of 1930s country homes from 70 different architectural firms. Originally designed during a creative peak of American architecture, the houses embrace a wide variety of styles, from simple cottages to large estates, rough hewn to elegant. Reprint of the Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 1935 edition.
Elegant Country and Suburban Houses of the Twenties by Charles S. Keefe Interior and exterior views of 51 elegant homes in a variety of distinctive architectural styles. Sweeping staircases, cornices, chimney caps, fireplace mantels, and other details. 219 black-and-white plates.
Flagg's Small Houses: Their Economic Design and Construction, 1922 by Ernest Flagg Although most famous for his skyscrapers, Flagg was also a proponent of the well-designed single-family dwelling. His classic treatise features innovations that save space, materials, and cost. 526 illustrations.
