144 Rare Old Books on House Building home design floor plans domestic architecture vintage homes blueprints DIY - Instant PDF Download

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The Digital Library is proud to present this stunning virtual archive of 144 rare, vintage and hard-to-find books and documents compiled together for the first time in one unique virtual library covering all aspects of house building, domestic architecture and home creation.

From bungalows and small homes to large country mansions and luxurious villas, browse though literally 100’s of high quality vintage house designs, plans and brochures from years gone by. From building a simple staircase to complex ornamental architecture – this collection is a virtual treasure trove for anyone with an interest in house building or someone simply looking for design ideas for a future project. Also included are various builder’s guides and instructions, architect’s handbooks and fantastic design manuals. The full list of titles included speaks for itself….

Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material for anyone studying architecture, period homes, house planning and design, or someone simply looking for ideas for a building project.

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*** Full List of Books Included ***

A book of house plans (1912)

A handy book of villa architecture, being a series of designs for villa residences in various styles (1904)

A home for all; or, The gravel wall and octagon mode of building (1854)

A series of designs for villas and country houses (1808)

A treatise on architecture and building construction Vol. 1 (1899)

A treatise on architecture and building construction Vol. 2 (1899)

A treatise on architecture and building construction Vol. 3 (1899)

A treatise on architecture and building construction Vol. 4 (1899)

A treatise on architecture and building construction Vol. 5 (1899)

A treatise on architecture and building construction Vol. 7 (1899)

A treatise on architecture and building construction Vol. 8 (1899)

Aladdin Manual of construction - containing practical methods covering every step necessary in the erection of Aladdin houses, barns, garages, etc. prepared and illustrated by David S. Betcone (1918)

American country homes and their gardens (1906)

Architectural styles for country houses (1912)

Art principles in house, furniture, and village building; an exposition of designing principles which every house builder, furniture user, and village dweller should know (1921)

Artistic dwellings - giving views, floor plans and estimates of cost of many house and cottage designs (1893)

Artistic homes (1903)

Beautiful houses - a study in house-building (1895)

Boston Herald-Traveler's book of homes - how to plan, finance and build your home (1922)

Building by a builder - practical and economical considerations for the man about to build (1914)

Building materials; being an introduction to the study of the principal materials used in building construction (1922)

Building or buying a house, a guide to wise investment (1921)

Building service house plans (1920)

Building specifications (1901)

Building the house tells you how to build it - a pocket guide for the home builder (1906)

Building with logs (1921)

Bungalows their design, construction and furnishing, with suggestions also for camps, summer homes and cottages of similar character (1911)

Bungalows and country residences; a series of designs, and examples of executed works (1901)

Common-sense stair building and handrailing (1903)

Concrete and stucco houses, the use of plastic materials in the building of country and suburban houses in a manner to insure the qualities of fitness, durability and beauty (1912)

Convenient and ornamental architecture, consisting of original designs, for plans, elevations and sections (1805)

Convenient houses, with fifty plans for the housekeeper architect and housewife; a journey through the house; fifty convenient house plans; practical house building for the owner; business points in building (1889)

Country and suburban houses (1912)

Country cottages and week-end homes (1912)

Country homes and gardens of moderate cost (1907)

Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry and building Vols. 1 - 10 (c1907)

Designs for elegant cottages and small villas (1806)

Designs for lodges and park entrances (1833)

Designs for ornamental villas. In ninety-six plates (1836)

Domestic architecture - a history of the science and the principles of designing public edifices, private dwelling-houses, country mansions and suburban villas (1842)

Domestic architecture (1897)

Domestic architecture, being a series of designs for mansions, villas, rectory houses, parsonage houses, bailiffs' lodge, gardener's lodge, game-keeper's lodge, park gate lodges, etc (1833)

Dwelling for village and country, with general descriptions and detailed estimates (1885)

English country houses. Forty-five views and plans of recently erected mansions, private residences, parsonage-houses, farm-houses, lodges, and cottages with a practical treatise on house-building (1870)

Ferme ornée, or, Rural improvements (1796)

Fifty ways to lower building costs (1922)

Guaranteed building plans with interior views and details (1915)

Handbook of building construction; data for architects, designing and construction engineers, and contractors Vols. 1 & 2 (1921)

Health and comfort in house building (1872)

Hints for dwellings (1801)

Hobbs's architecture containing designs and ground plans for villas, cottages and other edifices, both suburban and rural (1876)

Hodgon's modern house building (1905)

Hodgson's low cost American homes; perspective views and floor plans of one hundred low and medium priced houses (1905)

Home builder's plan book (1921)

Homes and how to make them (1875)

Homes of moderate size; a collection of photographs and plans of modern suburban and country homes, following the colonial, Italian and English architectural styles, and arranged accordingly (1921)

House architecture (1880)

House design, construction and equipment (1922)

House drainage, a handbook for architects and building inspectors (1895)

House hints; a practical treatise describing every essential detail pertaining to site, location, arrangements, construction, plastering, heating, plumbing, lighting, decorating and furnishing of the house (1906)

Houses and gardens (1906)

Houses for town or country (1907)

How to frame a house; or, House and roof framing (1914)

How to plan, finance and build your home (1922)

How to select a plan and how to build a house (1887)

Inexpensive homes of individuality; being a collection of photographs and floor plans illustrating certain of America's best country and suburban homes of moderate size (1915)

Low cost suburban homes; a book of suggestions for the man with the moderate purse (1916)

Lumberman's house plan book (1907)

Model houses for little money (1904)

Modern dwellings - a book of practical designs and plans for those who wish to build or beautify their homes (1901)

Modern house building perspective views and floor plans of fifty low and medium priced houses (1905)

Notes on the art of house-planning (1888)

Old English mansions (1915)

One hundred country houses; modern American examples (1909)

Our English home - its early history and progress (1876)

Our homes and how to make the best of them (1909)

Palliser's model homes, showing a variety of designs for model dwellings (1878)

Practical building construction (1897)

Radford's modern homes - 200 house plans (1909)

Radford's portfolio of details of building construction (1911)

Recent English domestic architecture Vols. 1 & 2 (1908)

Retreats - a series of designs, consisting of plans and elevations for cottages, villas, and ornamental buildings (1827)

Rudimentary treatise on cottage building, or, Hints for improving the dwellings of the labouring classes (1854)

Rudimentary treatise on the erection of dwelling-houses (1874)

Rudiments of the art of building; in five sections - general principles of construction; materials used in building; strength of materials; use of materials; working drawings, specifications, and estimates (1890)

Rural architecture (1843)

Rural homes or, Sketches of houses suited to American country life, with original plans, designs, etc. (1851)

Sanitation in the modern home; a suggestive guide to the architect and house owner in designing and building a residence proving a healthful, comfortable and convenient home (1907)

Small country houses of to-day (1922)

Small country houses; their repair and enlargement; forty examples chosen from five centuries (1914)

Specifications; a practical system for writing specifications for buildings (1896)

Stately homes in America from colonial times to the present day (1903)

Successful houses and how to build them (1912)

The American architect - comprising original designs of cheap country and village residences, with details, specifications, plans and directions (1849)

The American house-carpenter; a treatise on the art of building, and the strength of materials (1867)

The architecture of country houses - including designs for cottages, farm houses, and villas, with remarks on interiors, furniture, and the best modes of warming and ventilating (1851)

The art of building a home (1901)

The arts connected with building (1909)

The builders' guide and pocket companion (1890)

The builder's magazine, or, A universal dictionary for architects, carpenters, masons, bricklayers, etc; (1800)

The building trades handbook; a convenient manual of reference on building construction (1905)

The cheap cottage and small house - a manual of economical building (1913)

The complete house builder with hints on building (1890)

The construction of the small house; a simple and useful source of information of the methods of building small American homes, for anyone planning to build (1923)

The country gentleman's architect, in a great variety of new designs, for cottages, farm-houses, country-houses, villas, lodges for park or garden entrances, and ornamental wooden gates (1787)

The Country life book of building and decorating by R. T. Townsend (1922)

The English home (1910)

The Englishman's house. A practical guide for selecting and building a house. (1898)

The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house (1871)

The essentials of a country house (1911)

The family house (1910)

The gentleman and farmer's architect (1762)

The half-timber house, its origin, design, modern plan, and construction (1912)

The homebuilder (1923)

The house dignified; its design, its arrangement and its decoration (1908)

The house, a manual of rural architecture, or, How to build country houses and out-buildings (1866)

The house-owner's book; a manual for the helpful guidance of those who are interested in the building or conduct of homes, illustrated with cuts and diagrams (1922)

The mansions of England in the olden time (1906)

The modern home (1906)

The principles and practice of modern house-construction Vols. 1 – 6 (1899)

The small house for a moderate income (1915)

The story of a house (1874)

Views - with ground plans of the Highland cottages at Roxbury (near Boston) (1845)

Villa and cottage architecture (1868)

Villas and cottages (1874)

What makes the house beautiful; a collection of building details with measured drawings (c1920)

Wood Frame House Construction (1989)

Woodward's national architect - containing 1000 original designs, plans and details, to working scale, for the practical construction of dwelling houses for the country, suburb and village (1869)



An absolute must for anyone with an interest in house building, home planning and domestic architecture – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!



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