Description:
Originally published in 1897 by the Ohio-based Century Architectural Company as a catalog offering their house plans, this century-old resource features drawings, floor plans, and descriptions of 40 elegant Victorian houses and cottages. Each handsome design is shown in a full-page black-and-white drawing of the exterior, accompanied by floor plans (with dimensions) for each story. Detailed captions specify general dimensions, exterior materials, interior finish, "accommodations" (cellars, pantries, closets, mantels, cupboards, etc.), and contract cost (as little as $2100.00 for a two-story, seven-room house!). Beautifully reproduced from a rare edition, Ibis volume offers old-house restorers, preservationists and lovers of Victorian architecture an authentic look at the Victorian house styles popular in America just before the turn of the century.