Stone speaks a rich visual language of texture‎,‎ colour and patter that no other material can convey‎.‎ It has inspired American builders for more than three centuries‎,‎ and architects continue to refer to the traditional construction methods and regional styles that connect stone structures to their natural surroundings‎.‎ In 200 colour photographs of a vast repertoire of residences‎,‎ inside and out‎,‎ this volume traces the development of domestic stone architecture in the United States‎.‎ Providing general descriptions of featured styles and building techniques‎,‎ as well as personal histories of the private homes‎,‎ the text crosses the country as it covers everything from Dutch colonial farmhouses to eclectic Victorian mansions to whimsical stone cottages to modernist expressions by Frank Lloyd Wright and others