From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Frank Day, New York, 1911.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
American Country Houses of Today
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Frank Day, New York, 1911.
West Coast Bungalows
From Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior photos by E. W. Stillwell & Co., Los Angeles, CA, 1912.
The Plan Shop Bungalows
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Rollin Tuttle, Minneapolis, MN, 1920.
Bungalows and Cottages in Southern California
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Los Angeles Investment Company, 1909.
Practical Bungalows
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Frederick Hodgson, 1916.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Saylor's Bungalows
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans, exterior pictures, interior pictures and furnishings by Henry Saylor, New York, 1911.
Hodgson Portable Houses 1921
From the Internet Archive. Exterior pictures from E. F. Hodgson, Boston, 1921.
Summer Bungalows
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by the Harris Brothers Co., 1931.
Practical Homes
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Finch, Pruyn and Co., Glen Falls, NY, 1920.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
Sovereign Homes 1916
Ready-Cut Homes: Sovereign System
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Sovereign system, Canada, 1916
Bungalows by Henry Saylor
From the Internet Archive. Interior and exterior pictures and floorplans by Henry Saylor, New York, 1911.
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Model and Modern Bungalow Plans
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Bungalowcraft Co., Los Angeles, CA, 1911.
Craftsman Bungalows by Jud Yoho
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Jud Yoho, Seattle WA, 1914.
Hodgson Portable Houses 1916
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Hodgson, Boston, 1916.
Sears 1921
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Sears, Chicago 1921.
Lewis Manufacturing Co. 1920
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Lewis Manufacturing Co., Bay City, MI, 1920
Home Builders Plan Book 1905
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Home Builders Inc., Omaha, NE, 1905.
Harris Homes 1923
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Harris Brothers Homes, Chicago, IL, 1923.
Radford 1915
From Internet Archive. Floor plans, exterior pictures, interior pictures, interior plans, farm buildings by Radford, New York, 1915.
Building a Bungalow
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by the Atlas Portland Cement Company, New York, 1916.
California Bungalows
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Parrafine Paint Company, San Fransisco, Ca, 1915.
Radford's Artistic Bungalows
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Radford, Chicago, 1908.
Harris Homes 1920
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Harris Homes, 1920.
Frederick J. Drake and Company
From the Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures by Drake and Company of Chicago, 1913.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Lennox Hill
Descriptions, diagrams and prices of twenty-one elegant new dwellings for sale on the crown of Lennox Hill.
From the Internet Archive. Exterior Pictures and plans of New York, NY homes by Charles Graham and Sons, 1887.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Book of Plans by Chicago Wrecking Company
Book of Plans by Chicago Wrecking Company
From the Internet Archive. The Chicago Wrecking Company became the Harris Brothers Kit Homes. The catalog includes exterior pictures and floor plans from 1913.
Wardway 1916
Wardway Book of Homes 1916
From Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures from Montgomery Ward's kit company, Wardway.
Modern Bungalows
Modern Bungalows: Proven Practical Plans
From Internet Archive. Floor plans with exterior pictures and some interior pictures by the Aurelius-Swanson Company in Oklahoma City, Ok.
From Internet Archive. Floor plans with exterior pictures and some interior pictures by the Aurelius-Swanson Company in Oklahoma City, Ok.
Ideal homes by W. F. Barlow, Jr.
Ideal homes
From Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures of homes from 1913 by Barlow (Brockton, MA).
From Internet Archive. Floor plans and exterior pictures of homes from 1913 by Barlow (Brockton, MA).
Antique Home House Plans
Antique Home House Plans
Antiquehome.org has a collection of house plans from kit and catalog companies. They have reproduced the floor plans and exterior pictures from catalogs from 1903 to 1971.
Aladdin Kit Homes Catalogs
The Clarke Historical Library maintains many pages of interest about the first kit home company, Aladdin. The catalogs are from 1908 to 1954, have exterior pictures, floor plans and sometimes include interior shots.
An introduction
Hello there, Internets.
I am establishing this blog with the hope to provide a discovery space for period resources for homeowners and restorers of older homes.
My interest in old home research was born of necessity: I was working on my own homes. My first was a late 19th century home in a section of town built by a factory owner for workers; my second was a 1920's brick bungalow that had all of its charm removed in a unkind 1960's remodel. I now find myself living in a rental house built in 2003. It's already-cracking drywall and plastic doors are so uninspiring I find myself continuing to research period fixtures just for fun. So, I have this thought: why not share the research? I know there are many others out there replicating my searches (or am I replicating theirs?).
Hopefully this space will (over time) fill with useful resources for all those interested in the varied history of American homes.
I am establishing this blog with the hope to provide a discovery space for period resources for homeowners and restorers of older homes.
My interest in old home research was born of necessity: I was working on my own homes. My first was a late 19th century home in a section of town built by a factory owner for workers; my second was a 1920's brick bungalow that had all of its charm removed in a unkind 1960's remodel. I now find myself living in a rental house built in 2003. It's already-cracking drywall and plastic doors are so uninspiring I find myself continuing to research period fixtures just for fun. So, I have this thought: why not share the research? I know there are many others out there replicating my searches (or am I replicating theirs?).
Hopefully this space will (over time) fill with useful resources for all those interested in the varied history of American homes.
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