{"product_id":"texas-houses-built-by-the-margaret-culbertson-9780890968635","title":"Texas Houses Built by the Book: The Use of Published Designs, 1850-1925","description":"Many of Texas' most beautiful and interesting historic homes were built from designs published in magazines, books, and catalogues. \u003ci\u003eTexas Houses Built by the Book\u003c\/i\u003e provides an introduction to the use of published designs in Texas, examining how homeowners, carpenters, contractors, developers, and even architects took advantage of the unprecedented wealth of these designs available during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFew examples of Texas houses based on published designs can be found in previous publications about architectural history or Texas architecture. Margaret Culbertson's carefully researched study, including more than 150 illustrations that compare actual homes with the published designs they followed, confirms the widespread use of such designs in Texas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to identifying design sources actually used in Texas, Culbertson provides personal background information on several of the original owners, many of whom were prosperous and respected members of their communities. By providing such contextual information about the houses and their owners, Culbertson shows that using designs published in magazines and catalogues was socially and culturally acceptable during this period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book closes with an in-depth look at the use of published designs in one particular community, Waxahachie, and the place of these houses within the community and in the lives of their original owners. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTexas towns, neighborhoods, and rural areas have been enriched by houses that were \"built by the book.\" Both scholars and enthusiasts of architectural history and Texas history will find this a fascinating and informative study of an important component of Texas architecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Culbertson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0890968632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780890968635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.36h x 8.88w x 0.73d","brand":"Margaret Culbertson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447814369535,"sku":"9780890968635","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_69f0445b-5eb2-4d2c-9c2a-b5b29a38ae82.jpg?v=1777234998","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/texas-houses-built-by-the-margaret-culbertson-9780890968635","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}