Thisinexpensivearchiveofhandsometurn-of-the-centurydesignsreprinteddirectlyfromararelateVictorianvolumecontainsplansforavarietyofsuburbanandcountryhomesthatarebothaestheticallyappealingandmoderateincost.Includedareplansfor24cottagesandhousesinawiderangeofstyles,amongthemQueenAnne,Eastlake,andColonial.Over130illustrations--floorplans,elevations,perspectiveviews,andmore--enhancethetext,whichisfurthersupplementedbytwoinformativeandusefularticles:“SuggestionsonHouseBuilding,“byA.W.Cobb,describestheprocessofbuildingahome,fromthefirstsketchesofferedbythearchitecttohisclient,topropertyselection,scaledrawings,anddetailsofconstruction.“HowtoPlumbaSuburbanHouse,“byLeonardD.Hosford,providedthelateVictorianerahomeownerwithvaluableadviceaboutsewagedisposal.Restorersofoldhouses,preservationists,andstudentsofAmericanarchitecturalhistorywillwelcomethistreasuryofauthenticcentury-oldplansanddetails.Studentsofsocialhistorywillalsofinditanexcellentreference.
