Plan Book Houses ~ Built in Missoula, Montana in 1892, this is an example of the Design No. 37 from George F. Barber’s “Cottage Souvenir” 2nd and 4th Editions.
Knoxville, TN, architect George F. Barber, published house design books from which people could order blueprints. In 1887, Barber published the “Cottage Souvenir No. 1,” which contained 17 house plans. Volume 2, several years later, contained 59 house plans and plans for barns, a chapel, a church, storefronts, and pavilions.
Around 1895, Barber began publishing a magazine, “American Homes,” which advertised the firm’s latest house plans and offered tips on landscaping and interior design. Many of the designs had multiple examples built across the country. This house has had compatible later additions built to either side which are set back and allow the original design to retain prominence.
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