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Gingerbread trim on a Victorian-era house in Cape May, New Jersey Gingerbread is an architectural style that consists of elaborately detailed embellishment known as gingerbread trim . [ 1 ] It is more specifically used to describe the detailed decorative work of American designers in the late 1860s and 1870s, [ 2 ] which was associated mostly ...
The American Foursquare or "Prairie Box" was a post-Victorian style, which shared many features with the Prairie architecture pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright.. During the early 1900s and 1910s, Wright even designed his own variations on the Foursquare, including the Robert M. Lamp House, "A Fireproof House for $5000", and several two-story models for American System-Built Homes.
Custom built-ins. In the family room, an entertainment center spans a full wall, with arches and integrated windows that warm up the sunny space. ... Wall art: client’s own. Primary Bathroom ...
The American Craftsman style was a 20th century American offshoot of the British Arts and Crafts movement, [1] which began as early as the 1860s. [2]A successor of other 19th century movements, such as the Gothic Revival and the Aesthetic Movement, [2] the British Arts and Crafts movement was a reaction against the deteriorating quality of goods during the Industrial Revolution, and the ...
Looks aside, building homes with these high, vaulted ceilings helped move hot air upward, keeping rooms and gathering areas cooler and less stuffy. Not the most mysterious old home feature , but ...
Bronck House, Coxsackie, NY, built 1663; Dutch Colonial. Developed from around 1630 with the arrival of Dutch colonists to New Amsterdam and the Hudson River Valley in what is now New York [9] and in Bergen in what is now New Jersey. [10] [11] Initially the settlers built small, one room cottages with stone walls and steep roofs to allow a ...
Dolls float high above a baby carriage and other doll accessories and furniture in this early 20th century display from Macy's. Some dolls back then cost $1 , which is roughly $35 today. Library ...
The high style is mostly seen in expensive public buildings and the houses of the wealthy, while the vernacular form is more common in typical domestic architecture. The exterior style could be expressed in either wood, brick or stone, though high style examples on the whole prefer stone facades or brick facades with stone details (a brick and ...