Classic Houses of Seattle: High Style to Vernacular, 1870-1950
- ISBN-10
- 0881927171
- ISBN-13
- 9780881927177
- Category
- Architecture
- Pages
- 268
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Timber Press (OR)
- Author
- Caroline T. Swope
Description
With useful lists of featured houses by style and by neighborhood, this essential resource is both an important portrait of the city and an invaluable guide to a rich chapter in the history of residential architecture in the Pacific Northwest."--BOOK JACKET.
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