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Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut (Dover Architecture)

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As a college art history major, an intern at a house museum, and having worked on the restoration of several early Connecticut homes, I've found this book indespensible and one of my most important resources. It's straight-forward, well-organized, and includes everything from building techniques to decorative hardware to the history behind styles. The detailed illustrations make it especially easy to understand. If there is one book a person interested in early American architecture should buy, it's this one.

One of a handful of books that give accurate details of how the original framed houses were built, the important details - and generally how the rooms were designed. The drawings, pictures and information are indispensable not only toward learning about the houses - but also toward instructing builders toward creating accurate details of how the houses originally looked.