Roots of Home
Russell Versaci's newest book
Roots of Home
by Russell Versaci
In bookstores October 14 – For details, visit our online book site
Preorder on Amazon
Advance Praise
From designer and author Alexandra Stoddard:
Roots of Home teaches us about the history of the houses that shelter our souls. Russell Versaci’s insatiable love of old houses shines throughout his brilliant book.
From architect Robert A.M. Stern:
…a veritable lexicon of traditional American domestic architecture in all its diversity…a perfect remedy for the placelessness that characterizes so very many new houses today.
From National Trust president Richard Moe:
This marvelous book is essential for anyone interested in the living tradition of American colonial architecture.
About the Book
Russell Versaci offers insights and inspiration to all who love old houses in this celebration of classic American styles. Beginning in colonial times, he traces our native-born styles from building traditions brought from Europe to the design of new old houses today.
Part architecture, part history, Roots of Home tells the story of the Spanish, English, and Continental customs that shaped our regional traditions in ten “colonial cradles” around the country. It shows how traditions were imported, adapted, modified, transplanted, cross-fertilized, and changed over time – and how old styles are being recreated to suit the way we live in the 21st century.
Illustrated with old maps and drawings and more than 300 photographs of new and historic houses, Roots of Home paints a rich, visual portrait of the evolution of the American home.
In the News
- Providence Journal “New Old Houses on the March,” David Brussat, August 21, 2008
- Southern Accents “Roots of Home,” Julie Cole Miller, September/October 2008
- Charlottesville Daily Progress “Bundoran ‘Preservation Development’ Begins,” Brian McNeill, August 10, 2008
Events
- Russell Versaci Keynote Address at the Traditional Building Conference, Chicago, Friday, September 19, 2008, 5:30 pm
- Roots of Home Book-signing at the Colonial Williamsburg, Visitor’s Center, Saturday, October 25, 2008, 4 pm
