Building an American Identity Pattern Book Homes and Communities, 1870-1900

Name: Building an American Identity Pattern Book Homes and Communities, 1870-1900
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ISBN: 9780761989639

ISBN-10: 0761989633

ISBN-13: 9780761989639

Edition: 1999

Authors: Linda Smeins

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Building American Identity follows the evolution of the pattern book houses and how they represented the notion of home and community in American historical memory. The book also includes illustrations of such communities.

Book details

List price: $53.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Publication date: 2/2/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.90" wide x 9.02" long x 0.68" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



List of Figures


Acknowledgments


Introduction



National Identity and an American Style of Architecture



A House in Civilized Nature



Building America with Pattern Book Houses



True Americans Own Homes



The American Architect and Categories in the Profession



Defining the Modern House: Seeds of Disagreement, 1876-1881



The Modern Suburban House Holds Its Own


Epilogue


Bibliography


Index


About the Author