Bibliography

The following list includes some of the sources used to create this site. Other reference materials are cataloged elsewehere. If you have ANY questions, please email us.

General Sources

• McAlester, Virginia & Lee. A Field Guide to American Houses. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1990.
• Nash, George. Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes. Taunton Press, Newton, Connecticut, 2003.
• Reiff, Daniel D. Houses from Books: The Influence of Treatises, Pattern Books, and Catalogs in American Architecture, 1738-1950. Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000.

Primary Sources: Books

• Ford, James and Katherine Morrow Ford. Design of Modern Interiors. Architectural Book Publishing Co. New York. 1945.
• Ford, James and Katherine Morrow Ford. The Modern House in America. Architectural Book Publishing Co. New York. 1940.
• Group, Harold E. Book of Small Houses. Garden City Publishing, Garden City, NY. 1946.
• Halsey, Elizabeth T. Ladies Home Journal Book of Decoration. Curtis Publishing Co., Philadelphia and Doubleday, Garden City, 1954.

Primary Sources: Catalogs

• Aladdin Company. Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes. Bay City, Michigan. 1940.
• Aladdin Company. Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes. Bay City, Michigan. 1951.
• Aladdin Company. Aladdin Readi-Cut Homes. Bay City, Michigan. 1954.
• Ingemann, William M. & Milton Bergstedt. New Era Houses. Brown-Blodgett Co., St. Paul, Minnesota. 1945.
• Estes, Hiawatha T. Harmonious Homes. Murray & Geel, Inc., Culver City, Calif. 1948.
• Estes, Hiawatha T. Ranch & Modern Homes. Nationwide Plan Book Co., Northridge, California. c. 1960.
• International Mill & Timber Co. Sterling Homes. Bay City, Michigan. 1954.
• Lewis Manufacturing Co. Liberty Ready-Cut Homes. Bay City, Michigan. c. 1955.
• Lewis Manufacturing Co. Liberty Ready-Cut Homes. Bay City, Michigan. c. 1960.
• National Lumber Mfg. Assn. Lumber Built Homes. Washington, DC. 1940.
• National Plan Service. National Homes of Moderate Cost. 1952.
• National Plan Service. Modern Living Homes. 1953.
• National Plan Service. Home Style Trends. 1954.
• National Plan Service. Homes of Individuality for Today's Homemakers. 1955.
• Weyerhauser Company. 4 and 5 Room Homes. Tacoma, Washington. 1961.

Primary Sources: Pamphlets & Brochures

• Brown, Hazel Dell. Album of Room Ideas. Armstrong Cork Company. 1945.
• Brown, Hazel Dell. Ideas for Every Room. Armstrong Cork Company. 1948.
• National Lumber Manufacturers Association. Lumber-Built Homes. 1940.
• Sherwin-Williams Co. 1958 Home Decorator and How-to-Paint Book. 1958.
• --. Solar Houses: An Architectural Lift in Living. Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co. 1947. (This was a presentation of AIA File No. 26-A-5, chosen for its emphasis on themal glass design and application in solar homes.)

Primary Sources: Periodicals

• American Home.
• Better Homes & Gardens.
• House Beautiful.
• House & Garden.
• Ladies Home Journal.
• Living for Modern Homemakers.
• Saturday Evening Post.