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Free Preview Thirty pages of the new book, Prosperity Plans, edited by Donald J. Berg, AIA

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1 - Reprints of a dozen "Growing House" designs, first published in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1935 booklet, Farmhouse Plans, to show how low-cost, small houses can be planned to grow into larger, more comfortable homes, over time. The idea was to help Depression era homeowners spread the cost of construction over many years as houses were expanded in two, three or more stages.

2 - Original Plan Catalog Numbers that you can use to come back to Prosperity Plans.net and find free copies of the actual 1934 blueprints for each of the designs. Although the blueprints are not suitable for today’s building codes, they are a great source for design ideas and attractive construction details. 

3 - Architect Donald Berg's forward to the new book with photos of the homes and of American life during the Great Depression.

4 - A free subscription to Back Home, Don Berg's biweekly newsletter with practical free plans for all types of country buildings.

 

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Front porch of Clark home built by the Farm Security Administration. Coffee County, Alabama, photo by John Collier, 1941   See Design #6517 in Prosperity Plans and in the working drawings listed above.

About the Editor

Don Berg is a member of the American Institute of Architects and the Society of Architectural Historians. He has published fifteen books on American building and landscape design. His designs, articles and interviews have appeared in Home Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Life, Traditional Building, The Old-House Journal and many other publications. He was a guest on and consultant for HGTV's special, The American Farmhouse.

 

House and garage at Magnolia Homesteads, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, photo by Arthur Rothstein, 1935    See Design #6514 in Prosperity Plans and in the working drawings listed above.

 

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