This book is for you if you love historic architecture! It is an essential resource for professionals who complete historic structure reports, National Register nominations, or cultural resource surveys.
The book is not a picture book of historic doors.
A Field Guide to American Residential Doors is a historic account of the changing design of doors from 1650 to 2000. It highlights the 300 most commonly encountered doors in the United States. The book is arranged around five classes of doors: batten doors, paneled doors, sash doors, veneered doors, and ancillary doors. The book covers the history of each of these classes of doors and discusses variations of doors within each class. It also includes a brief overview of the millwork industry with thumbnail sketches of some important door companies.
The following is a collection of various pages of the book. The pages below are not consecutive, and the page numbers differ from the actual book.
Sample Pages