america historic american neighborhoods

books:

Homes of the Park Cities: Dallas, Texas
Virginia Savage McAlester, Willis Cecil Winters, ...

Abbeville Press, 2008

This impressive and informative case study immerses readers in the architecture and culture, both past and present, of two of America's earliest and most luxurious suburbs: Highland Park and University Park, Texas. Illustrated with over 280 specially commissioned photographs, 75 maps, graphs and archival images, this insightful work covers the history and development of Dallas' suburbs, as well as the architects that designed them. It includes a ...

Great American Houses and Their Architectural Styles

5 reviews
Virginia McAlester, Lee McAlester, ...

Abbeville Press, 1994

Beautiful photos and excellent information
My wife and I love this book. It explains architectural styles by profiling oustanding examples found throughout the United States. The McAlesters not only explain the architectural elements that make a house extraordinary, they also give the fascinating history of the homes and their owners, which include Thomas Jefferson, Mark Twain, and Thomas Edison. In each profile, they also include ...

Field Guide to America's Historic Neighborhoods And Museum Houses: The Western States

2 reviews
Virginia McAlester, Lee McAlester

Diane Pub Co, 1998

Great book
This book is totally unique, I have never seen another guide like it. The author does not just focus on the big cities she covers smaller cities as well and in depth. The book covers well known historic neighborhoods in the Western states, with highly informative text. I found the book hard to put down. Being from the Houston area I was impressed with how well the author had researched ...

A Field Guide to American Houses

50 reviews
Virginia McAlester, Lee McAlester, ...

Knopf, 1984

A great description of historical architecture styles
After some introductory chapters on the history and theory of homebuilding, the McAlesters commence with descriptions of the different styles. Each major style is described with a large stylized diagram with its identifying features labeled, a description of the major subtypes, descriptions of the style's unique elements, a paragraph on the frequency and locations of its occurrence, some ...