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A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised): The Definitive Guide to Identifying and Understanding America's Domestic Architecture by Virginia Savage McAlester
5.0
For those who admire houses as they ride through a city or rural highway, but don't know how to journal about them or describe them to friends in their travel letters.
A good teacher. Taught me vocabulary, for real. Taught me how to be specific when deciding what house I would want, or how to write about houses as I ride through a city; from their arches to the doorframes to the detailing. Taught me the roofstyle of "hipped pyramid" which gives a Millenium Mansion or New Traditional vibe. Taught me to say "roof-top cupolas" in my house searches to find the perfect touch. I found that I really like "through-the-cornice windows" and that they're a way of pinpointing what I like from Mission as well as French Eclectic houses.
A good teacher. Taught me vocabulary, for real. Taught me how to be specific when deciding what house I would want, or how to write about houses as I ride through a city; from their arches to the doorframes to the detailing. Taught me the roofstyle of "hipped pyramid" which gives a Millenium Mansion or New Traditional vibe. Taught me to say "roof-top cupolas" in my house searches to find the perfect touch. I found that I really like "through-the-cornice windows" and that they're a way of pinpointing what I like from Mission as well as French Eclectic houses.