{"product_id":"homes-down-east-classic-cottages","title":"Homes Down East: Classic Maine Coastal Cottages and Town Houses","description":"Between the Civil War and World War I the Maine coast drew thousands of summer visitors every year.By the 1880s some of the more affluent visitors decided to build their own cottages. From 1885 to 1905 Scientific American Building Monthly published floor plans photographs and descriptions of hunå?dreds of homes to inspire architects builders and clients. A tour of 52 lovely distinctive homes designed and built in Maine more than a century ago are shared with a contemporary audience by the state's foremost architectural experts.Together with photographs of the homes taken by David Clough Shettleworth Hanson and Glass provide expert commentary on both the home and its times. A book not to be missed by anyone who loves Maine architecture or the grand homes of a grander time. åÊHighlights the Shingle Style summer cottages and town houses that flourished in Bar Harbor Portland the Casco Bay islands Prouts Neck Kennebunkport and elsewhere on the Maine coast around the turn of the last century.Features floor plans and photographs from the pages of the Scientific American Building Monthly.Also features gorgeous exterior and interior color photography of 32 homes.\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/b\u003e 240 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tilbury House Publishers; 1 edition (November 26 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0884483495\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 978-0884483496\u003c\/p\u003e                                                                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e    Product Dimensions:     \u003c\/b\u003e    10.5 x 1.2 x 9.4 inches    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShipping Weight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.9 pounds \u003c\/p\u003e    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Architecture","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":30800632184920,"sku":"884483495","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/6217\/4808\/products\/61QPgTzLxPL.jpg?v=1570952733","url":"https:\/\/socialskills21.myshopify.com\/products\/homes-down-east-classic-cottages","provider":"socialskills21","version":"1.0","type":"link"}