{"product_id":"houses-without-names-architectural-nomenclature-and-the-classification-of-americas-common-houses-9781572339477","title":"Houses without Names: Architectural Nomenclature and the Classification of America’s Common Houses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn countless neighborhoods across America, the streets are lined with houses representing\u003cbr\u003eno established architectural style. Many of the 80 million homes in the United States\u003cbr\u003etoday have only loose-fitting, general names like ranch, duplex, bungalow, and flat.\u003cbr\u003eMost, however, cannot even be identified by these common names, much less by an\u003cbr\u003earchitectural type such as Colonial, Italianate, or Queen Anne. The few regionally\u003cbr\u003erecognized vernacular terms— shotgun, Cape (Cod), three-decker, and the like—remain\u003cbr\u003eexceptions rather than the rule. In this innovative, copiously illustrated guide, Thomas C.\u003cbr\u003eHubka considers why most ordinary, working-class houses lack an adequate identifying\u003cbr\u003enomenclature and proposes new ways to name and classify these anonymous structures,\u003cbr\u003eshedding a fresh light on their role in the development of American domestic culture and\u003cbr\u003eits housing landscape.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopular, developer-built, tract, speculative, everyday—whatever they are called,\u003cbr\u003ethese common homes constitute the largest portion of American housing in all regions\u003cbr\u003eand historic periods. Without classification, these dwellings tend to be left out of histories\u003cbr\u003eof American building, neglected in preservation surveys and plans, and ignored when it\u003cbr\u003ecomes to considering their impact on American culture. Current methods of interpreting\u003cbr\u003ecommon houses need not be replaced, Hubka shows, but only modified to include a\u003cbr\u003ebroader, more complete spectrum of common dwellings. As Hubka explains, by applying\u003cbr\u003ean order of census and a floor-plan analysis, scholars can adequately characterize\u003cbr\u003ethe actual homes in which most Americans live, particularly in recent times after the\u003cbr\u003ewidespread growth of suburban homes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on years of field observations, measured drawings, and surveys of regional\u003cbr\u003ehouse types, this handbook provides a working vocabulary for the study and appreciation\u003cbr\u003eof America¹s common houses and will prove useful to preservationists, academics, and\u003cbr\u003earchitects, as well as owners and residents of America¹s most ubiquitous residences.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Tennessee Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53188726522199,"sku":"9781572339477","price":24.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/houses-without-names-architectural-nomenclature-and-the-classification-of-americas-common-houses-9781572339477","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}