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Internet Archive Historical House Catalogues

If anyone’s ever interested in old American house designs, the Internet Archive has an excellent (and free!) collection of historical house catalogues from the 19th-20th centuries, complete with plans and some interesting insight to be gleaned on the evolution of houses & their construction. The site is a substantial source for digitalized catalogues and print- lots to discover there!

You can find them here.

The Association for Preservation Technology, Int. has an overlapping collection here.