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Product Identifiers
PublisherTexas A&M University Press
ISBN-100890968632
ISBN-139780890968635
eBay Product ID (ePID)1093813
Product Key Features
Number of Pages152 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameTexas Houses Built by the Book : the Use of Published Designs, 1850-1925
SubjectUnited States / South / West South Central (Ar, La, Ok, Tx), House Plans, Buildings / Residential, General
Publication Year1999
TypeTextbook
AuthorMargaret Culbertson
Subject AreaTravel, House & Home, Architecture
SeriesSara and John Lindsey Series in the Arts and Humanities Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight31.1 Oz
Item Length11.3 in
Item Width8.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN98-042584
Dewey Edition21
Series Volume Number3
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal728/.09764/09034
SynopsisMany of Texas' most beautiful and interesting historic homes were built from designs published in magazines, books, and catalogues. Texas Houses Built by the Book provides an introduction to the use of published designs in Texas, examining how homeowners, carpenters, contractors, developers, and even architects took advantage of the unprecedented wealth of these designs available during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Few examples of Texas houses based on published designs can be found in previous publications about architectural history or Texas architecture. Margaret Culbertson's carefully researched study, including more than 150 illustrations that compare actual homes with the published designs they followed, confirms the widespread use of such designs in Texas. In addition to identifying design sources actually used in Texas, Culbertson provides personal background information on several of the original owners, many of whom were prosperous and respected members of their communities. By providing such contextual information about the houses and their owners, Culbertson shows that using designs published in magazines and catalogues was socially and culturally acceptable during this period. The book closes with an in-depth look at the use of published designs in one particular community, Waxahachie, and the place of these houses within the community and in the lives of their original owners. Texas towns, neighborhoods, and rural areas have been enriched by houses that were "built by the book." Both scholars and enthusiasts of architectural history and Texas history will find this a fascinating and informative study of an important component of Texas architecture., Provides an introduction to the use of published designs in Texas, examining how homeowners, carpenters, contractors, developers, and even architects took advantage of these designs available during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
LC Classification NumberNA7235.T4C85 1999
