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Timber-Frame Home Designs
from the Historic American Building Survey
View photos, floor plans,
exterior elevations and construction details of historic American
timber-framed houses.
Timber-Frame House Designs
from the Historic American Building Survey
This list, selected
by the Library of Congress includes sixty-five sixty-five
houses, in a variety of styles, built in eleven different
states. All show some aspect of the timber frame in drawings,
details and photos.
These seventeenth, eighteenth and
nineteenth century homes are just a few samples of the
hundreds of timber-frame building designs that have been preserved through the HABS.
You can view
photos and measured drawings of floor plans, exterior elevations
and construction details.
The Historic
American Building Survey is a joint effort of the Library of
Congress and the National Park Service. Read more about their
efforts to preserve America's heritage by visiting their
website:
Built in America To learn
more about any of the designs listed here, search for it by its
card number. Then, explore the vast and ever-growing HABS
collection to view related building designs.
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