Tudor Style

TheTudorhouseisoneofAmerica'skeystones--atypeofhomethathasattractedhomeownersformorethanacentury.Itsbasicelements--thesteepgabledroofs,mullionedwindowsmadeofleadedglass,andhalf-timbering--areinstantlyrecognizableandiconic."TudorStyle"showcasesthewidevarietyofTudorhomesandhowAmericanTudorstylediffersfromtheirEnglishcounterparts.RenownedphotographerPaulRocheleauandarchitecturalhistorianLeeGoffhavetraveledacrosstheUnitedStates,fromthesuburbsofmetropolitanNewYorktoLakeForest,Illinois,fromSt.LouistoLosAngeles,capturingtheuniqueTudorstyleseachgeographiclocationoffers.TheTudorsfeaturedinthebookrangefrommodesthomestograndestates,makingthisaperfectlyaccessiblebookforallTudorhomeownersandaficionados.Inadditiontodisplayingthearchitecturalstructuresofthesebuildings,Goffexaminedthehistoryofthesehouses,whytheybecamesopopularintheUnitedStates,andwhattheirappealistoday.Thefirstbookeveronthiswildlypopularstyle,"TudorStyle"willdelightarchitectureenthusiastswhohavebeendesperatelywaitingforabookonthisfavoritearchitecturalstyle.