ARCHITECTURAL STYLE GUIDES AND DICTIONARIES

These standard architectural guides may indicate if the property you are researching is an example of a recognizable architectural style.

Blumenson, John J.G. Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide for Styles and Terms, 1600-1945. Nashville: American Association for State and Local History, 1981.

Fleming, John, et al. The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture. Great Britain: Penguin Books, Ltd., 1966.

Foley, Mary Mix. The American House. New York: Harper & Row, 1980.

Gottfried, Herbert and Jan Jennings. American Vernacular Design, 1870-1940. New York: Van Norstrand Reinhold, 1985.

Gowans, Alan. Styles and Types of North American Architecture: Social Education and Cultural Expression. New York: HarperCollins, 1992.

Harris, Cyril M. Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975.

_______, ed. Historic Architecture Sourcebook. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1977.

McAlester, Virginia and Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.

Pevsner, Nicholas et al. A Dictionary of Architecture. New York: Overlook Press, 1976.

Phillips, Steven J. Old House Dictionary. Lakewood, CO: American Source Books, 1989.

Poppeliers, John C.S., et al. What Style Is It? A Guide to American Architecture.Washington, D.C.: The Preservation Press, 1983.

Saylor, H.H. Dictionary of Architecture. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1952.

Whiffen, Marcus. American Architecture: A Guide to Styles. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1969.

Whiffen, Marcus and Frederick Koeper. American Architecture, 1607-1976. Cambridge: The MIT Press, 1981. 2 vols.