The Story of the House Being Some Suggestions in Brickwork from the Catalogue of O. W. Ketcham

"The Story of the House" by Orman Wesley Ketcham is a late 19th-century architectural guide that showcases how to build beautiful and useful homes using brick and terra-cotta. Meant for architects, builders, and homeowners, the book offers design ideas to help improve living spaces. It's split into sections, starting with the heart and artistic side of a well-made house, pairing poetry with structural ideas. Later, it shows off different types of shaped bricks and terra-cotta, explaining how they can make buildings safer from fire and more decorative, using pictures and clear words to show how smart choices in building can make a house personal, strong, and secure.