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| Architect | Vernacular |
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| Location | United States map | |
| Date | 1950 to 1994 timeline | |
| Building Type | house | |
| Construction System | light wood frame | |
| Climate | temperate | |
| Context | suburban | |
| Style | Modern U.S. Vernacular | |
| Notes | Many variations, both regional and arbitrary | |
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| Discussion | Tract House Commentary
"Typical suburban development in the United States is characterized by developers' perception of the market and by regulations which control such things as the width of streets, site coverage, drainage, building construction, and parking." — Howard Davis, "What is the Culture of Building", ArchitectureWeek No. 2, 2000.0524 | |
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Sources on Tract House
Humphrey Carver. Cities in the Suburbs. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1962. exterior aerial photo of suburban development, plate 6. Howard Davis. The Culture of Building. Oxford University Press, October 1999. ISBN 0-1951-1294-6. Available at Amazon.com Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com
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