Description
"In American Vernacular Buildings and Interiors, 1870-1960, Herbert Gottfried and Jan Jennings provide a comprehensive examination of how this interplay between the national and the local led to the development of a uniquely modern and American vernacular architecture. Gottfried and Jennings cover both overarching themes and specific building types such as cottages, bungalows, ranch houses, multifamily buildings, commercial buildings, and churches. In considering national trends as well as specific construction plans, they show how buildings have evolved from basic, functional units into cohesive, standard designs. Schematic drawings simply and clearly illustrate key design elements, while photographs document vernacular architecture in the real world. Preservationists, architects, designers, and students will find American Vernacular Buildings and Interiors to be an invaluable source of inspiration as well as an essential guide for documentation of American venacular architecture, design, and construction from the end of the Civil War to 1960."--Page [4] of cover.
