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1977
GUSN-169853
One of the most eccentric architectural planbooks of all time was Orson S. Fowler's "A Home For All." In it, Fowler laid out his plan for octagonal houses, which were cheap and easy to build. James A. Newton examines the work of two men who built houses according to these plans, E.A. Brackett and H.P. Wakefield.
Article ID 234
SC001
Old-Time New England
SC001.1977.067.247.003
One of the most eccentric architectural planbooks of all time was Orson S. Fowler's "A Home For All." In it, Fowler laid out his plan for octagonal houses, which were cheap and easy to build. James A. Newton examines the work of two men who built houses according to these plans, E.A. Brackett and H.P. Wakefield.
Volume 67, Number 247 (Winter/Spring, 1977)
James A. Newton (Author)
(1977). Old Time New England. Boston, Mass.: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities.
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Boston, Mass.
Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities
Old Time New England
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