Barber's Turn-of-the-Century Houses Lawrence Weschler

Lawrence Weschler

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Barber's Turn-of-the-Century Houses Lawrence WeschlerAt the turn of the twentieth century, George F. Barber ran a successful architectural firm. Today, surviving examples of Barber's signature designs are the pride of their communities. This architectural snapshot from 1901 features working floor plans and fine drawings of more than eighty of Barber's distinctive dwellings. Specializing in serving a mail order clientele, Barber's company produced catalogs "giving floor plans of a convenient and