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By: Alexandra Bandon, This Old House online
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American Houses

American house styles come in many shapes, some with architectural details borrowed from classical profiles, some unique to the New World. The story of these styles' evolution parallels the timeline of American history—a colony dependent on the Mother Country turns into an industrial nation with a unique design language.

by Alexandra Bandon

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