A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture

Author: McAlester, Virginia SavageBrand: KnopfColor: WhiteEdition: ExpandedFeatures: Alfred a Knopf IncBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 880Release Date: 10-11-2015Part Number: 1600+ Illustrations and MapsDetails: About the Author VIRGINIA McALESTER, was educated at Radcliffe and attended the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She is a founding member and past president of Preservation Dallas and also of Friends of Fair Park, the support group for a National Historic Landmark. She serves as an advisor emeritus for the National Trust for Historic Preservation. She is the author of The Making of a Historic District: Swiss Avenue, Dallas, Texas, a 40-page booklet "how-to" published by the National Trust in 1975 that historic groups across the country have used as a guide in creating their historic districts. She is coauthor of The Homes of the Park Cities, Dallas: Great American Suburbs. Product description Now in paperback: the fully expanded, updated, and freshly designe