American House Styles: A Concise Guide (Second edition)

‰ÛÏAn engaging historical account and an attractive practical resource.‰۝ ‰ۥBooklistColonial Neoclassical Queen Anne Craftsman‰ۥwhat distinguishes one architectural style from another? This unique book will allow readers to recognize the architectural features and style of virtually any house they encounter. Here architect John Milnes Baker explains the historical cultural and technical influences that shaped each of these styles and many more. Organized in periods from Early Colonial (1600‰ÛÒ1715) to the Modern Movement (1920‰ÛÒ60) and beyond this tour of America‰۪s varied residential architecture is rendered in elevation drawings that precisely illustrate the key characteristics of each style.Nearly 25 years since the original publication of American House Styles this updated edition includes a new preface and house styles from the mid-1990s to the present‰ۥfrom the rise and fall of the McMansion to energy-efficient regionally influenced homes. The illustrations now in color are more