Historical Homes
The Queen Anne style Keyhole House is a design by Knoxville, TN, architect George F. Barber, who published house designs from which people could order blueprints. In 1890, Barber published The “Cottage Souvenir No. 2,” which contained 59 house plans and plans for barns, a chapel, a church, storefronts, and pavilions. Around 1895, Barber began publishing a magazine, “American Homes,” which advertised the firm’s latest house plans, and offered tips on landscaping and interior design. Many of the designs had multiple examples built across the country.
