101 Classic Homes of the Twenties: Floor Plans and Photographs
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Originally published in 1925 by the Harris, McHenry & Baker Company of Elmira, New York, this authentic plan book advertises 101 "modern homes," selected from several thousand submitted designs. Chosen for aesthetic appeal as well as utility of arrangement and economy of construction, the houses encompass a truly impressive array of sizes and styles. Now this meticulous reproduction of the company's plan book offers modern readers a look back at these charming residential homes of the 1920s.
Detailed floor plans with measurements and an actual photograph of the completed dwelling accompany each model. Designs include "The Stratford," a Tudor-style brick-and-stucco home with a library and servants' quarters; "The Northcliff," a three-bedroom Dutch colonial with a sun parlor; "The Belvedere" and "The Strathmore," attractive two-family homes; and many others.
Invaluable for restoring residences remodeled in the past, this handy volume will be of particular interest to owners of houses built in the 1920s as well as to restorers and preservationists in search of authentic plans.
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101 Classic Homes of the Twenties - Harris, McHenry & Baker Co.
101 Classic Homes of the Twenties
Floor Plans and Photographs
Mchenry & Baker Co. Harris
All rights reserved under Pan American and International Copyright Conventions.
Bibliographical Note
This Dover edition, first published in 1999, is an unabridged republication of the work originally published in 1925 by Harris, McHenry & Baker Co., Elmira, New York, under the title Better Homes at Lower Cost.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Better homes at lower cost.
101 classic homes of the twenties : floor plans and photographs / Harris, McHenry & Baker Co.
p. cm.
Originally published: Better homes at lower cost. Elmira, N.Y. : Harris, McHenry & Baker Co., 1925.
Includes index.
9780486137179
1. Suburban homes—United States Designs and plans. 2. Architecture, Domestic—United States Designs and plans. I. Harris, McHenry & Baker Co. II. Title.
NA7571.B38 1999
728’.37’097309042—dc21
99-15551
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Manufactured in the United States of America
Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, N.Y. 11501
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
DOVER BOOKS ON ARCHITECTURE
Index
e9780486137179_i0002.jpge9780486137179_i0003.jpgThe COLLINGWOOD (Size 42x34’)
It is appreciation that humanity really is seeking and not gold. Gold, gained honestly or dishonestly, is in turn paid for appreciation and applause. He is most appreciated by friend and neighbor who contributes to his community a substantial home of The Collingwood design, and unselfishly shares his comforts and pleasures with those of his kind.
e9780486137179_i0004.jpgThe first step toward home ownership is to secure a set of plans so that correct cost estimates may be made.
e9780486137179_i0005.jpgThe NORTHCLIFF (Size 32x26’)
Every movement for human betterment first finds expression in the home. There is something in the inner being of optimistic men and women which prompts them to lend a hand to the helpless and give a word of cheer to the cheerless. Those who make The Northcliff their home will be prompted daily to radiate the sunshine its comforts will bring.
e9780486137179_i0006.jpge9780486137179_i0007.jpgThe VAN BUREN (Size 40x30’)
Clean men, both of hand and heart, are invariably the product of happy home unions. It is around the harmonious hearthstone where the glow of mutual interest and understanding temper the finer senses that men mould character of sterling worth. It would be a violation of a natural law if homes in The Van Buren class should produce other than men of clean purpose.
e9780486137179_i0008.jpge9780486137179_i0009.jpgThe BERKELEY (Size 30x28’)
It is around the fireside of happy homes where children chatter with glee and loving mothers watch over them with divine care that the best and noblest thoughts of men are generated. The germs of selfishness, envy and greed have little chance to multiply in homes of the substantial character of The Berkeley. From such homes come men quick of thought and fair of judgment.
e9780486137179_i0010.jpge9780486137179_i0011.jpgThe MARDEN