- ISBN13: 9780486423319
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
An annual publication intended as a reference work for building contractors, building supply dealers, architects, and homeowners, the 1929 Home Builders Catalog offered a beautifully illustrated look at a variety of homes. In addition to pictures of actual homes and detailed floor plans, the catalog specifies construction materials and anticipated costs. These small houses were designed for budgets from $3,500 to $15,000; aimed, as the publisher states, “not for mil… More >>
124 Distinctive House Designs and Floor Plans, 1929
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#1 by Ariel Benzakein on May 12, 2010 - 1:08 am
I am gathering ideas for creating a Tudor style home floorplan, and this book is full of Tudor Revivals (and some other styles too), so it was extremely helpful. I am a fan of the 1920’s in general, so I found the entire book interesting to browse. I’m not sure that this book has a very broad appeal, but certainly worth looking at for someone interested in architectural history or Tudor homes.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by Rosemary Thornton on May 12, 2010 - 3:02 am
Originally published as The Fourth Edition of the 1929 Home Builder’s Catalog, this 127-page reprint features 124 of the most popular housing styles of that era. Far and away, the predominant style featured is the Tudor Revival, but there are also Craftsman-style bungalows, modest cottages, Cape Cods, Colonial Revivals, Dutch Colonials and more.
Some of these homes are quite grand, such as The Edgewater (p. 16), with more than 2,000 square feet of living area (not counting an optional sunporch). On page 6 is The Elyria, which is another reincarnation of The Sears Mitchell, with room dimensions altered by a few inches, to make it all legal. (So who copied from whom? Did Sears steal the design from Homebuilders or did Homebuilders steal it from Sears, or did they both take it from Aladdin – who also had their own version of this house?)
The descriptions that accompany each home are almost stark, given the traditional puffery and verbosity of that era’s advertising styles. The Cullor, on page 42 is described as, “A story and a half home that has a lot of character and living comfort. Shingles, siding and brick combined harmoniously to create a very pleasing exterior.”
And that’s all they have to say about that.
Good book. Fun read. And the wee tiny print is legible. A good addition to your library on architectural history.
Rating: 5 / 5
#3 by misterbeets on May 12, 2010 - 3:45 am
Fine examples of a type of photorealistic drawing that you don’t see anymore, which are reason enough to buy the book. The majority of homes are Tudor or Old English, like the ones on the cover, with just a few Colonials and Bungalows mixed in. The writing is quaint, with bedrooms called chambers, and mentions of breakfast nooks, servant’s quarters, and telephone cabinets.
Rating: 4 / 5