Virginia McAlester

Virginia McAlester book reviews

• A field guide to American houses

  Indispensable

  by metra2, Jun 14, 2012

  An indispensable guide to discovering American housing styles by their appearance. So thorough that I only wish the guide had covered commercial, governmental and religious buildings too! read more

• A field guide to American houses

  Necessary part of your toolbox

  by misty4th, Feb 18, 2010

  As a local historian I find this the definative book in this area. If you are researching old buildings, you need this book. read more

• A field guide to American houses

  deserves 10 stars!

  by quasar, Nov 29, 2008

  This is a wonderful book filled with numerous photographs of houses in each style discussed. Some of the homes,sadly have since been torn down. (I'd love to see the 2 story sod house described in the ... read more