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| Introduction |
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| Prologue: The House and American Life |
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CHAPTER 1 The Genealogy of the House |
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Fairbanks House, Dedham, Massachusetts 1637 Focusing on this "oldest living relative": a look at the Early American house and its origins |
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CHAPTER 2 The House A-Building |
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Hempsted House, New London, Connecticut 1678/1728 |
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Schifferstadt, Frederick, Maryland 1756 |
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Heyward-Washington House, Charleston, South Carolina 1772 From the Fairbanks House to the beginning of the 19th century |
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CHAPTER 3 The House and the Coming of Technology |
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George Read II House, New Castle, Delaware 1804 |
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Montgomery Place, Monticello, Gore Place, Rundlet-May House, Joseph Priestley House, The Octagon, the White House, Lindenwald Technology, particularly the evolution of the kitchen and bathroom |
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CHAPTER 4 The House as a Reflection of a Changing Society |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Hartford, Connecticut 1871 Social factors, including the role of women, the transition of the house from producer to consumer, the significance of the house in the life cycle, and the front porch as a symbol of a changing society |
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CHAPTER 5 The Comfortable House |
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David Davis Mansion, Bloomington, Illinois 1872 |
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Dr. E. J. Lewis House, Sauk Centre, Minnesota 1889/1905 Changing standards of comfort and convenience, including technology other than that in Chapter 3 |
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CHAPTER 6 The House as Architecture |
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Gropius House, Lincoln, Massachusetts 1937 |
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Pope-Leighey House, Falls Church, Virginia 1940 The significance of changing architectural style and structure, primarily as seen through the various focus houses, beginning with a comparison of the Gropius House 1937 with the Fairbanks House 1637 |
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| APPENDIX 1 The Focus Houses Locations and phone numbers of these active house museums, all open to the public |
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| APPENDIX 2 The American Home and the Emergence of Technology Technological profiles of 100 American homes from the 17th through 20th centuries |
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| Source Notes |
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| Bibliography |
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| Index |
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