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  <title><![CDATA[A Field Guide to American Houses]]></title>
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  <default_description>The guide that enables you to identify, and place in their historic and architectural contexts, the houses you see in your neighborhood or in your travels across America. 17th century to the present.</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is THE BEST book about American architecture. I'm constantly referencing it and taking it with me on trips! ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Though the section I needed most, Dutch Colonial styles, is shorter than I would like, it still proves useful as a handy everyday reference.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[awesome architectural reference for house geeks]]></body>
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    <review id="63188598">
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  <date_added>Sun Jul 12 15:28:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a must-have reference for any student (or fan) of American domestic architecture.  They only suggestion I'd make is to include photographs in addition to the many line drawings of rooflines and other diagnostic details.  This is a great book and one I use regularly.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I find this to be a handy resource for understanding American House styles and venacular architecture.  If you have an interest in house styles this is a must for your reference library.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you are interested in American residential architecture, this book does a good job of explaining the differences between the various styles.]]></body>
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    <review id="63342860">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book  changed the way I look at every city and suburban area I go to. I would like to own a copy so I could refer to it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A Field Guide to American Houses continues to serve as a great resource to help me identify, and place in historic and architectural context those houses by which  I am captivated. I like it. It's fun. <br/><br/>I only wish that I had a more current version of the book to learn about more current ho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23944861">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An unparalleled resource for anyone interested in American domestic architecture. I used this book countless times while enrolled in the University of Georgia Masters of Historic Preservation program. ]]></body>
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    <review id="27875216">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[People looking to learn more about american residential architecture.... duh]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was as dry, in fact even dryer, than I expected but is a decent primer to American house-styles although with a small amount of regional bias.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An absolutely invaluable, must-have resource for anyone interested in architecture, and students of architectural history at any level of study.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 21 13:09:40 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really wish I had this book my first year of grad school. Things are finally starting to make since.]]></body>
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    <review id="16785673">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kimberly]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you're curious about American vernacular architecture, this is the right book for you! ]]></body>
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    <review id="8879505">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I go back and look through this all the time just for fun.  Interesting and very informative.]]></body>
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    <review id="16249922">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jim]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great book if you like arm chair architecture. ]]></body>
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    <review id="8548857">
    <user id="347123">
    <name><![CDATA[Monica]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good for field trips in your car or on your couch.]]></body>
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    <review id="8029843">
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    <body><![CDATA[the bible of architectural styles]]></body>
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    <review id="8806242">
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    <body><![CDATA[A decent reference book.]]></body>
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