Fences, Gates and Garden Houses

    Fences, Gates and Garden Houses

    A Book of Designs with Measured Drawings

    By Carl F. Schmidt

    $12.95

    Publication Date: 21st March 2012

    This treasure trove of measured drawings and photographs offers fascinating glimpses of New England's wooden fences, gates, and small garden houses — also known as summer houses, tea houses, and gazebos. Several of the elegantly detailed constructions were built between the Revolutionary War and 1825, an era in which master craftsmen often invested extra time to add artistic flourishes to everyday items.
    Many of the antique structures depicted in these pages no longer exist. Restorationists, preservationists, and builders concerned with authentic historic styles and techniques will f... Read More
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    This treasure trove of measured drawings and photographs offers fascinating glimpses of New England's wooden fences, gates, and small garden houses — also known as summer houses, tea houses, and gazebos. Several of the elegantly detailed constructions were built between the Revolutionary War and 1825, an era in which master craftsmen often invested extra time to add artistic flourishes to everyday items.
    Many of the antique structures depicted in these pages no longer exist. Restorationists, preservationists, and builders concerned with authentic historic styles and techniques will f... Read More
    Description
    This treasure trove of measured drawings and photographs offers fascinating glimpses of New England's wooden fences, gates, and small garden houses — also known as summer houses, tea houses, and gazebos. Several of the elegantly detailed constructions were built between the Revolutionary War and 1825, an era in which master craftsmen often invested extra time to add artistic flourishes to everyday items.
    Many of the antique structures depicted in these pages no longer exist. Restorationists, preservationists, and builders concerned with authentic historic styles and techniques will find this unique collection a valuable resource for discovering an important facet of America's architectural history.


    Reprint of the privately published, Rochester, New York, 1963 edition.
    Details
    • Price: $12.95
    • Pages: 112
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Series: Dover Architecture
    • Publication Date: 21st March 2012
    • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
    • ISBN: 9780486489155
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      ARCHITECTURE / Historic Preservation / General
    Author Bio
    Preservation architect Carl F. Schmidt devoted most of his leisure time to locating and documenting regional architecture of New England and Western New York. He amassed an extensive collection of measured drawings, sketches, and photographs that illustrate his numerous architectural writings.
    Table of Contents
    Introduction
    Foreword
    Main Text
    Photos
    Plates
    This treasure trove of measured drawings and photographs offers fascinating glimpses of New England's wooden fences, gates, and small garden houses — also known as summer houses, tea houses, and gazebos. Several of the elegantly detailed constructions were built between the Revolutionary War and 1825, an era in which master craftsmen often invested extra time to add artistic flourishes to everyday items.
    Many of the antique structures depicted in these pages no longer exist. Restorationists, preservationists, and builders concerned with authentic historic styles and techniques will find this unique collection a valuable resource for discovering an important facet of America's architectural history.


    Reprint of the privately published, Rochester, New York, 1963 edition.
    • Price: $12.95
    • Pages: 112
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Series: Dover Architecture
    • Publication Date: 21st March 2012
    • Trim Size: 8.25 x 11 in
    • ISBN: 9780486489155
    • Format: Paperback
    • BISACs:
      ARCHITECTURE / Historic Preservation / General
    Preservation architect Carl F. Schmidt devoted most of his leisure time to locating and documenting regional architecture of New England and Western New York. He amassed an extensive collection of measured drawings, sketches, and photographs that illustrate his numerous architectural writings.
    Introduction
    Foreword
    Main Text
    Photos
    Plates