Houses USA (1947)

Part I, 1607-1820

• First Houses, 1600-1700
• Later Colonial Houses, 1700-1800
• Houses of the Young Republic, 1780-1820

Part II, 1820-1946, the Revivals and Eclecticism

• Greek Revival, 1820-1860, A Nation-Wide Style
• Gothic Revival, 1830-1860
• Eclecticism, 1850-1946 – The Parade of Styles

Part III, 1880-1946, the Modern Approach

• The Modern Pioneers
• Contemporary American Architecture

Source Citation

“Houses USA: A brief review of the development of domestic architecture in America.” Time. Reprinted from Architectural Forum, v.86. 1947.

Key Facts

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• 3 duplicative terms of those already existing in the Architectural Dictionary
• 7 original terms
• 10 total terms in source
• 70% original terms in source
• 158 sources in dictionary
• 23,315 unique terms in dictionary
• 49,929 total terms all sources in dictionary
• 46.7% unique terms in dictionary