Architect: Sextus Dyball From The Architect, November 13, 1875:This cottage residence has been recently erected upon a site in Church Road, Upper Norwood, for Mr. James Franks. The accommodation was especially arranged to suit the requirements of the owner. The brickwork is executed in dark-coloured stock bricks, relieved with bands and arches of blue and
I like this 1929 brick two story house too, back when the family room and the living room were one and the same. It appears, there is only one bathroom and it's upstairs. That is considered to be a huge drawback when trying to sell a house with this drawback nowadays. But people managed back then and I think families were closer. via
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United States, 1927: Design No. 15482-R A one-story cottage with a back door sheltered by a bedroom’s protruding closet. ColorKeed Home Plans by William A. Radford, 1927. (Chicago, IL, USA)
This house and plan were shown in the 1923 plan book, The Books of a Thousand Homes. It featured 500 small house plans. Most of them really were small by today's standards. This one reflects the post WWI movement away from the horizontally oriented Craftsman-style to the more modern and very romantic aesthetic of the 1920s. This particular plan was by Olsen & Urbain, Architects. Source: The Books of a Thousand Homes: 500 Small House Plans edited by Henry Atterbury Smith. From the Antique Home Style collection.
Floor plans of a residence, Brookline
32 p. ; ill., plans ; 21 cm. ; trade catalog
From the collection of Antique Home & Style.
NOTE: This is for a High Quality DIGITAL PDF copy of the book - NOT A PHYSICAL COPY. Title: Modern Homes Circa: 1920s Pages: 102 Contents: See pictures of index. Description: This is a nice Digital scan (PDF File only - not a physical book).
Architect: Robert W. Edis Designed for for J.R. Corbett esq with North, South, West Elevations & Section including ground plans & 1st floor plans published in The Building News, January 1st 1875.
There is something about a brick house that ordinary wood frame houses never capture. Even the charm and grace of a wood Craftsman bungalow can't compete with the sense of timelessness and permanency of a brick home. An unusual brick pattern, leaded casement windows, a cottage style combine to create what many consider to be
84 p. ; ill., plans ; 28 cm. ; trade catalog
Architect: Butterworth & Duncan Perspective view, ground and first floor plans. Published in The Building News, February 12th 1897.
I like this 1929 brick two story house too, back when the family room and the living room were one and the same. It appears, there is only one bathroom and it's upstairs. That is considered to be a huge drawback when trying to sell a house with this drawback nowadays. But people managed back then and I think families were closer. via
There was dramatic and transformative change in the design of US homes in the 1910s to 1930s. The biggest innovation was the expansion of the US electrical grid to rural areas in the 1910s and 20s.…
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