Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Arts and Entertainment: Architecture: Historic Buildings: Periods and Styles

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Carpenter Gothic (3)
Googie (5)
Prairie (4)

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Arts: Architecture: History: Periods and Styles (171)

American Architecture - Sandra Pollock provides a clear outline of the development of styles from Georgian to American Foursquare, illustrated with examples.
Architectural Styles Index - Created by Ingolf Vogeler of the University of Wisconsin as a guide to styles in the American Midwest. He gives the distinctive features of each type, illustrated by an example. Bibliography.
Architectural Styles of America - Thomas Paradis of Northern Arizona University supplies sample images and descriptions of the dominant architectural styles found throughout the United States.

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Open Directory - Regional: North America: United States: Arts and Entertainment: Architecture: Historic Buildings: Periods and Styles: Carpenter Gothic

Downing, Andrew Jackson@ (3)

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Arts: Architecture: History: Periods and Styles: Gothic: Gothic Revival (4)

About.com: Carpenter Gothic - Jackie Craven explains that in North America the easy access to wood and the invention of the steam powered scroll led to this lacy-trimmed style. Includes the "Wedding Cake House" in Kennebunk, Maine.
Old House Web: Carpenter Gothic, 1840-1870 - Describes this American form of the Gothic Revival style and its features. Illustrated with photographs of colorful homes with fanciful details.
Ontario Architecture: Carpenter's Gothic - The Building and Construction Department of Mohawk College presents photographs of this North American adaptation of the Gothic style using wood instead of stone.

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