An historical and pictorial collection of the colorful Victorian homes across the country inspired by The Colorist Movement in the sixties in San Francisco, and the efforts to save and restore them.

At the end of the 19th century carpenter and architect George Barber began publishing his residential designs in inexpensive illustrated catalogs. These were not the first mail order house plans, but the first to give customers an opportunity to helf design thier house. This is a reprint of some of those house designs and information.

"In 1901, Gustav Stickley created the first uniquely American style of furniture and home design?known as Craftsman. A leader of the Arts and Crafts movement in homebuilding and a major influence on Frank Lloyd Wright, Stickley created home designs that valued construction in harmony with its landscape: open floor plans, built-in storage, and natural lighting. In this lifetime, he designed at least 241 homes in this style and published more than 200...

Plans include designs for one and two story homes, vacation homes, and various specialized homes.

For the house lover and the curious tourist, for the house buyer and the weekend stroller, for neighborhood preservation groups and for all who want to know more about their community, here, at last, is a book that makes it both easy and pleasurable to identify the various styles and periods of American domestic architecture.