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Author: Prudence Paine Fish Publisher: History Press (SC) ISBN: 9781596293731 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 116
Book Description
In Antique Houses of Gloucester, author Prudence Fish delivers a masterful survey of Gloucester's most compelling, puzzling and captivating old homes--while simultaneously providing an entertaining primer on New England's colonial and nineteenth-century architecture. Stumped by the differences between Georgian and Federal ornamentation? Wondering how to identify an authentic "Cape Ann cottage"? Intrigued by Indian shutters, widow's walks, Tory chimneys and other such exotically named decorative motifs? Fish unravels these mysteries and more. With a "Fact and Fiction" section debunking various myths and misconceptions, a comprehensive glossary of terms and even an excursion into the cutting-edge field of dendrochronology, Antique Houses of Gloucester offers everything the reader needs to become an armchair expert on Gloucester's historic residences and New England's classic building styles.
Author: Prudence Paine Fish Publisher: History Press (SC) ISBN: 9781596293731 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 116
Book Description
In Antique Houses of Gloucester, author Prudence Fish delivers a masterful survey of Gloucester's most compelling, puzzling and captivating old homes--while simultaneously providing an entertaining primer on New England's colonial and nineteenth-century architecture. Stumped by the differences between Georgian and Federal ornamentation? Wondering how to identify an authentic "Cape Ann cottage"? Intrigued by Indian shutters, widow's walks, Tory chimneys and other such exotically named decorative motifs? Fish unravels these mysteries and more. With a "Fact and Fiction" section debunking various myths and misconceptions, a comprehensive glossary of terms and even an excursion into the cutting-edge field of dendrochronology, Antique Houses of Gloucester offers everything the reader needs to become an armchair expert on Gloucester's historic residences and New England's classic building styles.
Author: Prudence Fish Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages :
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In Antique Houses of Gloucester, author Prudence Fish delivers a masterful survey of Gloucester's most compelling, puzzling and captivating old homes while simultaneously providing an entertaining primer on New England's colonial and nineteenth-century architecture.
Author: Betsy Wells Edwards Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 248
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Describes 27 homes in Virginia from Toddsbury built around 1690 to Woodside Farm built in 1850 with color photographs and histories of the families who live in them.
Author: Abbott Lowell Cummings Publisher: ISBN: 9780674316812 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 261
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Architectural drawings and detailed descriptions of houses complement a social history and study of the architecture and construction of seventeenth-century wooden-frame houses of Massachusetts
Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 102
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Old-House Journal is the original magazine devoted to restoring and preserving old houses. For more than 35 years, our mission has been to help old-house owners repair, restore, update, and decorate buildings of every age and architectural style. Each issue explores hands-on restoration techniques, practical architectural guidelines, historical overviews, and homeowner stories--all in a trusted, authoritative voice.
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