HOUSE AND GARDENS SECOND BOOK OF HOUSES

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"HOUSE AND GARDENS SECOND BOOK OF HOUSES"

Entry/Object ID

2000.163.1.2

Description

Color: Gold; Red "House and Gardens Second Book of Houses," by Richardson Wright (New York: Conde Nast & Company, 1925), 191 pp. The artifact has a red hard-cover with a double-line border around the front and the title at the top of the center in red lettering within an ornate rectangle. The title is also along the spine in gold. At the beginning of the inside a title page, a list of other publications by the company, and a table of contents. There are articles on different styles of homes covered in the first part of the book, such as the English manner and Spanish colonial. These articles include floor plans and detail the design of the homes' rooms, furnishings, gardens, and exterior architecture. Part two covers elements in house construction such as reading house plans; roofs; brick; walls; shingles; windows; doors; balconies; fireplaces; stairs; ceiling; paints, stains, and varnishes; decorative hardware; plumbing; and a list of catalogs for the builder. Part three is a portfolio of small houses which inludes floor plans. At the back is a builder's questionaire and a list of contributing architects. There are many black and white drawings and photographs throughout the publication. With abrasions; creases; dents; fading of the gold lettering; soiling; and tears on the cover fabric, the object is in fair condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Fireplaces, Floors, Stairs, Gardens, Walls, Dwellings, Bricks, Balconies, Architects, Windows, Hardware

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Books, Conde Nast & Company, House and Gardens, Architecture--details, Architecture, Modern--20th century, Architecture--Designs and plans, Home furnishings, Decoration and ornament, Architectural, Wall paneling, Shingles, Paint materials, Plumbing

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Books