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A Gothic revival cottage

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The Kibbe House, located at the historic district of Somers, CT, is an example of a private residence style which became famous in the country between 1840 and 1880. It is a History House with a Gothic Revival style. People have built houses using History House plans and costs can vary accordingly.

Author: Shanley, Audra
Publisher: Hearst Magazines, a Division of the Hearst Corporation
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1997
Evaluation, Housing, Dwellings, Gothic revival (Architecture)

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The Samuel Trevett House

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The historic Samuel Trevett House in Marblehead, MA, remains as one of the premier examples of Georgian architecture. Its current owner, advertising executive Nan King Parker, strove to make it light, airy and cheery with pastel colors and floral prints, as well as skylights and oversized windows.

Author: Shanley, Audra
Publisher: Hearst Magazines, a Division of the Hearst Corporation
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1998
Marblehead, Massachusetts

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Farmington

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John Speed was a wealthy planter who married Lucy Fry in the early 1800s. The couple made a home at Farmington, a hemp plantation in Louisville, KY. Made of bricks, the Federal-style house is believed to have been designed by Thomas Jefferson.

Author: Shanley, Audra
Publisher: Hearst Magazines, a Division of the Hearst Corporation
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1998
Homes and haunts, Louisville, Kentucky, Speed, John

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