Storybook Architecture

Storybook Style - Arrol Gellner
2001 - Studio Press

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I wish there was a better name for this type of architecture, and maybe there is. Regardless, I quite enjoy this quaint form. I wonder what a psychologist would say about this architectural proclivity of mine.


Amazon description - Storybook Style, the rambunctious evocation of medieval Europe in American housing, was born in the early 1920s and almost forgotten by the late 1930s. It took its inspiration from the Hollywood sets that enthralled Americans of the period and that still appeal to our jaded modern eye. Half timbered and turreted, pinnacled and portcullised, these houses owed their fanciful bravura to architects and builders with theatrical flair, fine craftsmanship, and humor. In Storybook Style, architectural information enhances the stunning color pictures by Bungalow and Painted Ladies photographer Doug Keister to impart a wealth of information and enjoyment.