Product Description

The small story-and-a-half Cape Cod house is America's most popular house style. From its origins on Cape Cod, Massachusetts in the seventeenth century, this charming and practical style of house has been transplanted and modified to accomodate varying life styles as far away as Hawaii. The Cape Cod House traces the history and explains why this house style turned out as it did and how it has changed over its 300-year life span. 143 pictures, 16 pages in color, and drawn plans show it in its various stages - from the tiny half Cape of long ago to the modern house with wings that may stretch to a total length of 100 feet and more. Stanley Schuler has brought together the architectural history of the Cape Cod House to be studied and enjoyed by all who live-in, restore, or want to build their own Cape Cod House.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #944926 in Books
• Published on: 1982-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 144 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780916838638
• Condition: USED - VERY GOOD
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Customer Reviews

Little new here
Photographs in this book are mostly black and white images from the Library of Congress Historic American Building Survey (HABS). Although it's a nice selection, these photographs were taken in the 1930's and are available online through the Library of Congess website. There are some contemporary houses and some color photographs. Plans are few and displayed in small images. Text is informative. Overall, expected much more.