Southern homes and plan books : the architectural legacy of Leila Ross Wilburn / Sarah J. Boykin and Susan M. Hunter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boykin, Sarah J., author.

Hunter, Susan M., 1936- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wilburn, Leila Ross, 1885-1967--Criticism and interpretation.

Wilburn, Leila Ross.

Wilburn, Leila Ross, 1885-1967.

Architecture, Domestic--Southern States--Designs and plans.

Architecture, Domestic.

Pattern books--Southern States.

Pattern books.

Criticism and interpretation.

Southern States.

Genre:

Architectural drawings.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xviii, 146 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 22 x 26 cm

Other Title:

Southern homes and plan books

Place of Publication:

Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2018]

Summary:

"Southern Homes and Plan Books showcases the architectural legacy and design philosophy of Leila Ross Wilburn (1885 1967), a legacy that includes hundreds of houses in a variety of popular house styles, from bungalows to ranch houses, built using Wilburn s plan books during the first six decades of the twentieth century. Wilburn opened her own firm in Atlanta in 1909 and practiced until her death in 1967. She published nine plan books that offered mail order house designs to contractors, builders, and prospective homeowners and allowed them the ease of choosing a preconceived design and construction plan. Sarah J. Boykin and Susan M. Hunter provide a survey of the southern homes built from Wilburn s plan books, examining Wilburn s architectural legacy and her achievements as a plan book architect. The book provides beautiful photographs of houses built from her plans, along with illustrations from the plan books themselves and other related documents from the time. Readers can thus see how her designs were realized as individual houses and also how they influenced the development of some of the Atlanta area s beloved historical neighborhoods, most notably Druid Hills, Morningside, Virginia-Highlands, and Candler Park, as well as the MAK (McDonough, Adams, and Kings Highway) district in Decatur. Today, Wilburn s houses are enjoyed as appealing, historic homes and represent some of the richest examples of southern vernacular architecture to emerge from the plan book tradition"--provided by publisher.

Contents:

A man's profession, a woman's domain : Wilburn's architectural practice and plan book business / by Sarah J. Boykin

Southern comfort, American style : Leila Ross Wilburn's early plan book houses / by Sarah J. Boykin

From 1930s small to 1950s ranch : Leila Ross Wilburn's later plan book houses / by Sarah J. Boykin and Susan M. Hunter

Learning from Wilburn in the twenty-first century / by Sarah J. Boykin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Albert M. Greenfield Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9780820351810

0820351814

OCLC:

981166738