Sound sense in suburban architecture, containing hints, suggestions, and bits of practical information for the building of inexpensive country houses
A builder's pattern book of inexpensive country and suburban houses, written and published by architect Frank T. Lent in Cranford, New Jersey, in 1893 for prospective homeowners and local carpenters. Pen-and-ink perspectives of shingled porches and gables sit beside blacked-in floor plans, stair sections, and mantel details, offering hand-lettered labels, hatched shadow textures, and ready-made architectural diagram vocabulary.
