A Book of Cape Cod Houses - Hardcover

Doane, Doris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0856990116 ISBN 13: 9780856990113

Publisher: Devin-Adair Pub, 1970

Synopsis

Ask any child to draw a house, and what you will probably get is a symmetrical structure of one and a half stories with a door in the middle and a window on either side - in other words, a "Cape." From the mid-1600s to the 1850s, capes were the standard New England home, providing farmers and fishermen, city dwellers and country folk with houses that were easy to build, economical, and whose low-slung design stood up to the bracing winds that swept in from the ocean. After World War II, these straightforward practical designs were adapted to twentieth-century living. Here is the history of these charming homes, accompanied by detailed and elegant pencil drawings illuminating everything from the wallpapers to the floor plans.

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Synopsis

From the mid-1600s to the mid-1800s, Cape Cod houses were built all across New England. After WWII, the design was adapted to 20th-century living and became the design of choice for the new suburbs. This work gives a history of the Cape Cod house, accompanied by pencil drawings of floor plans, interior rooms, and entire houses. Originally published

Edition details

• Publisher: Devin-Adair Pub
• Publication date: 1970
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0856990116
• ISBN 13: 9780856990113
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 91