Built-ins & Bookcases · Denver Square
Living Room with Built-in Bookcases and Window Seat, Curtis Woodwork (1926)
A page from the 1926 Curtis Woodwork catalog titled 'The Charm of Built-in Furniture', showing a living room with built-in bookcases and a window seat.
Design characteristics
Built-in bookcases flanking a fireplace or window, often with a window seat between them, are among the most characteristic features of early 20th-century houses. This Curtis page illustrates the idea in a living room, with glazed bookcases and a seat under a window. Denver Squares frequently had built-ins like these, and recreating them is one of the most satisfying ways to restore a front room.
Classification
- Style
- Denver Square
- Category
- Built-ins & Bookcases
- Material
- Oak
- Motifs
- Window seat, Glazed bookcase
- Published
- 1926
- Maker or designer
- Curtis Companies, Clinton, Iowa
- Evidence
- Period catalog illustration
Architectural context
Denver's foursquare: oak built-ins, colonnades and sturdy stock millwork. Denver, Colorado · c. 1890–1920.
