Houses Without Names: Architectural Nomenclature and the Classification of America's Common Houses

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In countless neighborhoods across America, the streets are lined with houses representing no established architectural style. Many of the 80 million homes in the United States today have only loose-fitting, general names like ranch, duplex, bungalow, and flat. Most, however, cannot even be identified by these common names, much less by an architectural type such as Colonial, Italianate, or Queen Anne. The few regionally recognized vernacular terms--...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1572339470

ISBN13:9781572339477

Release Date:September 2013

Publisher:Univ Tennessee Press

Length:128 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 8.0" x 9.9"

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Architecture History

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Houses Without Names: Architectural Nomenclature and the Classification of America's Common Houses

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