Open House: A Guided Tour of the American Home, 1637-Present

Book

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Open House: A Guided Tour of the American Home, 1637-Present

Entry/Object ID

2015.014.1

Description

Presents the social, technological, and architectural aspects influencing the evolution of the American house. Contents: Prologue: the house and American life -- The genealogy of the house (focusing on this "oldest living relative," a look at the Early American house design) -- The house a-building (from the Fairbanks House to the beginning of the 19th c.) -- The house and the coming of technology (technology, particularly the evolution of the kitchen and bathroom) -- The house as a reflection of a changing society (social factors, including the role of women, the transition of the house from producer to consumer, the significance of the house in the life cycle, and the front porch as a symbol of a changing society) -- The comfortable house (changing standards of comfort and convenience, including technology) -- The house as architecture (the significance of changing architectural style and structure, primarily as seen through the various focus houses, beginning with a comparison of the Gropius House 1937 with the Fairbanks House 1627) -- Appendices: The focus house (locations and phone numbers of the featured house museums) and The American Home and the emergence of technology (technological profiles of 100 American homes from the 17th through 20th centuries) xiv, 317 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2015.014

Source or Donor

McGee, Joseph

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Joseph McGee

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Architecture, Domestic--United States

Book Details

Author

Ierley, Merritt

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

1999

Call No.

NA7205 .I35 1999

ISBN

0805048375

LCCN

97047082

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: By Merritt Ierley. Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-306) and index. Chapter 2 features the Heyward-Washington House.

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Create Date

April 30, 2015

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Update Date

February 17, 2023