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Old house plans from historic residential and garage plan books, 1830s-1920s, because you deserve historically authentic houses.

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30 California Mission and Storybook Cottage Plans from the 1920s
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California Mission bungalows, 1923.California Homes, 1923 Book of House Plans
Dixon & Hillen
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California Homes, 1923 Book of House Plans Illustrated. 34 e-pages, 7.48MB, printable. Includes 30 California bungalow and cottage designs in California Spanish Mission style and storybook cottage style with 30 floor plans. Originally published in 1923, as "The Home Designer Magazine Books of House Plans: Homes, A Plan book of California Homes" Dixon & Hillen, Publishers. Pictures may be keystoned. Republished as PDF, 2003, Merrymeeting Archives LLC.


Barns and Vintage Garage Plan Collection

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antique barn plans.

Barns and Vintage Garage Plan Collection
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  • eBook 1: Barns, Carriage Houses, and Vintage Garages. Barn and stable floor plan engravings, and sepia and color photographs of antique barns, stables, carriage houses, and vintage garages. Many ideas to plan your garage or barn. Some of the buildings have upstair apartments. 77 e-pages, 22.3 MB.
  • eBook 2: Garages and Motor Boat Houses, includes vintage garages from 1911 with a large number of designs and plans for both private and commercial buildings. showing ideas in their planning and construction. For the country, suburban towns and the cities. Also, motor boat houses. The designs are contributed by architects from different sections of the United States. 118 e-pages, 14.3 MB.
  • eBook 3: Loudon Barn Plans Catalog, 1922 includes 50 Barn Plans from Loudon Machinery Company, Fairfield, Iowa. 113 e-pages, 11.7 MB.


    60 Brick Colonial, Dutch & Tudor Revival Plans from 1922
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    Colonial plan. Your Next Home
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    60 Brick House Designs from the 1920s: Colonial Revival cottage floor plans, also Tudor Revival, Dutch Revival, with floor plans. Illustrated. 64 e-pages, 8.85MB, printable. Originally published in 1922 by The Common Brick Manufacturers' Association of America, Cleveland, Ohio. Republished as PDF, 2006, Merrymeeting Archives LLC.


    100 House Plans
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    Mission bungalow plans. 50 House Plans for Home Builders in the Southwest
    50 Craftsman Mail-Order House Plans
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  • 50 House Plans for Home Builders in the Southwest: Originally published in 1910 by Associated Architects in Dallas, Texas. 54 e-pages, 4.77MB. Republished as PDF, 2003, Merrymeeting Archives LLC.
  • 50 Craftsman Mail-order House Plans: Houses are similar in style to many of the Southwestern house plans. 52 e-pages, 4.72MB.
  • Bonus: Merrymeeting Archives LLC reindexed HABS Historic Texas House Plans


    Tudor Revival & Colonial Revival Plans
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    Tudor and Colonial Revival plans.Homes of Individuality, 1912
    Suburban Homes, 1916
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  • Homes of Individuality: 20 Tudor and Colonial Revival House Plans from 1912, 82 e-pages, 7.95MB.
  • Suburban Homes: 54 Tudor and Colonial Revival House Plans from 1916 (1920 edition), 128 e-pages, 15.7MB.


    Log Cabin & Small Cottage Collection
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    Log Cabins of 1908. Wilderness Homes: A Book of the Log Cabins
    and Economic Cottage Builder
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    eBook 1: Wilderness Homes Illustrated. 186 e-pages, 17.1MB, printable. Originally published by The Outing Publishing Co., New York; republished by Merrymeeting Archives LLC, 2007
    eBook 2: Economic Cottage Builder Victorian Gothic Cottages & Log House Plans from Economic Cottage Builder adapted to every locality. Illustrations only. 12.24MB, 25 e-pages of designs and floor plans. 23 American Gothic Cottage Designs and Floor Plans. Originally published in 1856 by Wanzer, McKim & Co. Book Republished, 2000; PDF of house designs and floor plans, no text, published 2004, Merrymeeting Archives LLC


    55 Victorian Multi-family Housing Plans from 1908
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    Victorian Multi-family Housing Plans.Victorian Two Family and Twin Houses
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    55 Victorian Multi-family Housing Plans. Illustrated. 90 e-pages, 10.94MB, printable. Queen Anne Victorian and other Victorian-style multi-family housing designs and floor plans from 1908, Two Family and Twin Houses, originally published by Wm. T. Comstock, New York; eBook of house plans republished by Merrymeeting Archives LLC, 2005. An attractive book, illustrating some of the best work of architects at the turn-of-the-century in various sections. Prepared to meet the demand for improved house accommodations on comparatively small lot areas.


    Turn-of-the-Century House Plan Collection
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    Victorian houses.
    Houses and Cottages, by D. S. Hopkins, 1896.
    Turn-of-the-Century House Plans, by Fred T. Hodgson, 1902
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  • Houses and Cottages: Late-Victorian and Queen Anne Victorian Houses and Cottages, Book No. 10, A Collection of House and Cottage Designs containing thirty-seven designs Originally published in 1896, Grand Rapids, by D. S. Hopkins. 63 e-pages. PDF, 2006, Merrymeeting Archives.
  • Turn-of-the-Century House Plans: 25 Turn-of-the-Century House Plans from Common Sense Stair-Building and Hand-Railing, originally published by the Radford company in 1902. Fred T. Hodgson, architect. 5.61 MB, 52-epages.


    Victorian mail-order buildings by Geo. Barber - 100 Designs - Houses, Stables, Gazebos, Gingerbread Detail, 1891
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    George Barber, 19th-century Victorian architect.Cottage Souvenir #2 by George Barber, 1891
    George Barber Homes Photo eBook
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    eBook 1: Cottage Souvenir #2 George Barber designed Victorian mail-order houses in the late 1800s to early 1900s, His houses can still be seen all over the world, the most ornate Victorian houses in many cities, such as the Castle in Drain, Oregon. eBook includes perspective views, floor plans, design details, interior photographs of stairs, and text written by George F. Barber. 168 e-pages, 21MB. PDF, 2003, Merrymeeting Archives LLC.
    eBook 2: George Barber Homes 30 George Barber Homes. 100 color photos of 30 houses in existence by Victorian architect, George Franklin Barber. eBook includes a list of over 100 probable street locations of his houses; and perspective views of house designs containing locations from Barber's, Cottage Souvenir #2, from 1891. 10.8MB, 33-page, PDF eBook, 2004, Merrymeeting Archives LLC.


    Victorian Era
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    victorian era plan. Victorian Houses Collection
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    eBook 1: Victorian Houses 1850-1900 Victorian House Plans from 1850 rustic cottages to 1890s-1900 city and suburban dwellings; also, pictures & house articles from 19th-century Harper's, Scribner's, and Godey's Lady's Magazines, &c. 85 Victorian house plans, 19.1MB, 246-pages PDF eBook Merrymeeting Archives LLC, 2006. eBook 2: Cottages, 1884 23 Queen Anne Victorian Cottage Plans eBook 3: House Plans from Atwood's Country and Suburban Houses, 1871 33 Victorian Gothic and Italianate Plans eBook 4: House Plans from Woodward's Rural Art and Architecture: Suburban and Country Houses, 1868 20 Carpenter Gothic, Italianate, and Second Empire Plans eBook 5: House Plans from Homes for the People, 1855 by Gervase Wheeler. 36 Italian Villa Plans eBook 6: Bicknell & Co. Specimen Book of 100 Architectural Designs, 1879 Pictorial bibliography of 1870s architecture books eBook 7: Cottage Houses by S. B. Reed. 22 Victorian cottage house plans for Village and Country Homes eBook 8: Shoppell's Co-operative Building Plans 1883


    40 Victorian 1890's Home Plans from California
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    San Francisco architects of painted ladies.Picturesque California Homes
    by Samuel and Joseph C. Newsom, circa 1890
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    Original Victorian Painted Lady house plans by San Francisco architects, Samuel and Joseph C. Newsom, circa 1890. Los Angeles - Lake-Tahoe - Peralta Heights - St-Helena - Riverside - The Alameda - Saucelito - Petaluma - Golden Gate Park - Portland - Felton - Oak Dale - Temiscal - Santa Rosa - Tiburon - Sunnyside - Fendale - Piedmont - San Lorenzo - Lake Chabot - Ross Valley - San Raphael - Napa - Newark - Fruit-vale - Richmond - Western Addition - Skaggs Springs - Stockton - Van Ness Avenue - San Francisco - California - Jack Hayes Canyon - San Jose - Nob Hill - Vernon Heights - Eureka. 16.57MB, 112-page, printable, PDF eBook of original book Picturesque California Homes, Number 2, with illustrated perspective views, floor plans, design details. PDF, 2005, Merrymeeting Archives LLC.


    Maine/Massachusett Architects - Queen Anne & Shingle-style Plans, 1889
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    Queen Anne Shingle-style plans.Examples of American Domestic Architecture
    by John Calvin Stevens and Albert Winslow Cobb
    Steven Houses on the West End in Portland
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    eBook 1: Examples of American Domestic Architecture by John Calvin Stevens and Albert Winslow Cobb, Architects, Portland, Maine, with Illustrations. Victorian Queen Anne and Shingle-style Buildings. Originally published in 1889, New York, by William T. Comstock. eBook republished, 2006, Merrymeeting Archives LLC. eBook 2: John Calvin Steven Houses on the West End in Portland Maine Photo eBook. Merrymeeting Archives LLC 2007


    Remodeling Old Homes to Victorian-style
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    Remodeling old houses. Old Homes Made New: Remodeling Houses to Victorian, 1878
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    Old Homes Made New, originally published in New York, 1878, by A. J. Bicknell & Co. PDF of Illustrations only, with 8 house designs, 3 plans, and 7 interior views, 2004, Merrymeeting Archives LLC. 30 e-pages, 12.8MB.


    77 Palliser Victorian House Plans
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    Pallisers Homes.Palliser's American Cottage Homes
    and Palliser's Model Homes
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  • eBook 1: Palliser's American Cottage Homes: 50 Stick-style (Eastlake) Victorian House Plans from 1878, 84 e-pages, 19.1MB.
  • eBook 2: Palliser's Model Homes: 26 Stick-Style Victorian Plans from 1878 Showing a Variety of Designs for Model Dwellings; also, Farm-Barn and Hennery, Stable and Carriage House, School House, Masonic Association Building, Bank and Library, Town Hall and Three Churches. 6.95MB, 85 e-pages from the original book printed in 1878 in Bridgeport, Conn., by Palliser, Palliser & Co. PDF, 2004.


    84 "Haunted" house plans from 1873 Second Empire
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    1873 Victorian House Plan.House Designs and Plans from Hobbs's Architecture
    by Isaac H. Hobbs and Son, architects, 1873
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    13.4MB, 87-page PDF eBook of Illustrations. Includes 84 "haunted" Victorian house designs and floor plans only, no text or floor plan keys. These early Victorian styles are mostly Second Empire with towers, turrets, and gables, and some Gothic houses.


    Ornate Victorian Trim, and more... Gingerbread Cottages of Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard

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    Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard.
    Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard
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    Exterior photos of Oak Bluffs' Cottage City, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, by Rena Goff. Many examples of gingerbread trim work, porches, gables, and Victorian paint colors. 112-page, printable PDF eBook, 2005, Merrymeeting Archives LLC.


    40 Country Plans from 1859, with original "Fruitland" building, now Augusta National Golf Club's Clubhouse.
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    1859 Rural Architecture.Antique Farm House Plans from
    The House: A Pocket Manual of Rural Architecture.
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    Originally published in 1859 by Fowler and Wells, eBook of Plans from this book, 2004, Merrymeeting Archives LLC.
    Illustrated with building designs and 71 floor plans. 120 e-pages, 12.7 MB, illustrated with cottages, one-and-a-half-story cottages, two-story cottages, villas, barns, stables and outbuildings, churches and schools, many octagon structures with floor plans, and the original design and floor plan of the "Fruitland" cottage, picture, above left (now the Augusta National Golf Club's clubhouse).


    18 Victorian Gothic & Italianate Plans & 23 detailed landscaping plans from early 1850s, with color photos of existing Downing-style houses
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    1852 Cottage Residences.Cottage Residences, 1853
    by A. J. Downing.
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    163 e-pages, 13.3MB, searchable. Downing, who practiced in New York in the 1800s, mentions "this volume is the first published in this country devoted to Rural Architecture..." Early Ornamental Victorian American Houses with Floor Plans. Cottage Residences, Or, A Series of Designs for Rural Cottages and Cottage Villas, and their Gardens and Grounds adapted to North America. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings and House Plans. Originally published in 1853, fourth edition, by John Wiley. Additional content: Color photographs of some existing Downing-style houses, and one modern Downing-style house during construction. Illustrated. Republished as PDF, 2003, Merrymeeting Archives LLC.


    European Villa Floor Plan Collection
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    1859 Rural Architecture. Rural Architecture: Ornamental Cottages and Villas.by John White, 1845
    Loudon's Architecture, Villas, 1834
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  • eBook 1: Rural Architecture, 1845: Masterful English Mansions with Details and Floor Plans. Rural Architecture: Illustrated in a New Series of Designs for Ornamental Cottages and Villas, Exemplified By Plans, Elevations, Sections, and Details. 155 e-pages, with 90 full page illustrations, with Gothic, Swiss, and Italian Villa plans. Originally published in 1845 by John White. Republished, PDF, 2006, Merrymeeting Archives LLC.
  • eBook 2: Loudon Architecture, 1834: Book 3.1 Designing Villas, Beau Ideal of an English Villa, Various Styles of Villas, Appendages to Villas - Stable Offices, Riding-Houses, Dog-Kennels, Avaries, Conservatories, Ornamental Garden Structures, etc. 244 e-pages, 22.9MB.



    Stone House and Cottage Floor Plans: Olde English and original Tudor Buildings
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    Peter Robinson pattern book reprints from 1836-1837.Peter Frederick Robinson, architect
    4 House Plan eBooks, reprinted from 1836-1838
    Bonus eBook: 1905 Tudor Revival Plans
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  • eBook 1: Designs for Ornamental Villas; 14 English Villa Mansion Plans from 1836, building designs and plans only; no text, 65 e-pages, 27.8MB.
  • eBook 2: Designs for Ornamental Cottages and Villas; 13 English Cottage Plans and European Villa Plans from 1838, building designs and plans only; no text, 45-page, 16.2MB.
  • eBook 3: Designs for Gate Cottages, Lodges, and Park Entrances; 12 English Stone Cottage Plans from 1837, text included, 55 e-pages, 10MB.
  • eBook 4: Designs for Farm Buildings; 10 English Farm Buildings with Fifty-six Illustrations, text included, 56 e-pages, 7.43MB.
  • eBook 5: Planning The Country House Tudor Revival houses in United States

    Four eBooks from original London books by P. F. Robinson, (1776-1858) Architect, F.A.S. F.G.S.; Vice President of the Institute of British Architects; originally published in London in 1836-1838, by Henry G. Bohn.
    Bonus eBook: Colonial & Tudor Revival House Plans from 1905, to show a few house designs that imitated original Tudor designs, and how to work with an architect.


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