The Books Of A Thousand Homes
Subtitle: Vol.1 2nd Edition
Publisher: Home Owners Service Institute
Published: 1923
Language: eng
Number of pages: 342
Subjects: house plans, catalogs, domestic architecture, residential designs and plans. floor plans, Home Owners Service Institute; Henry Atterbury Smith; redesign
Description: <div>Hardback book with tan covers and a dark brown spine. This copy's front cover is loose from the binding, and is attached only with the covering material on the spine. The front cover has the title and editor information, as well as the price of $3.00. There is an illustration of a white bungalow with a curved orange roof in the center of the front cover. Both covers show scratches and staining. The edges of the book also show tearing and wear. There is also staining on many pages inside. The interior illustrations are black and white. 334 pages. Size: 9" x 12" x .75"<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>**from https://www.antiquehomestyle.com/plans/1000homes/index.htm<br /></div><div>"<em>The Book of a Thousand Homes</em> was published in 1923. We have 
the second edition edited by Henry Atterbury Smith. Volume 1 contains 
500 Small House Plans. At some point Volume II must have been on the 
drawing board, but it seems it was never printed.
    <p>Taken from a variety of sources including plans created by 
manufacturers to sell their products, it's an interesting 300+ page 
compendium of American residential architecture from the 1920s with a 
particular focus on small homes that would appeal to ordinary folk.</p>
    <p>The book contains a variety of designers, but the following are particularly prominent contributors:</p>
    <p><a href="https://www.antiquehomestyle.com/plans/architects/eegreen.htm" rel="nofollow">E. E. Green</a> — 57 bungalows and a couple foursquares</p>
    <p>Frederick L. Ackerman, Charles E. White, George W. Repp, Olsen &amp; Urbain"</p></div>