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<\/a>The exhibit includes examples of rare Victorian home pattern books from the late 19th century, catalogs of bungalow kit houses from the early 20th century, and plans for ranch-style homes built in post-war mid-century subdivisions, all from the center\u2019s collections.<\/p>\nThe free, public exhibit will open Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 3:30 p.m. with a talk by historian Dr. Amy Richter, associate professor of history at Clark University and author of At Home in Nineteenth-Century America: A Documentary History,<\/em> published in 2015 by New York University Press.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Queen Anne style of house was a three-dimensional expression of the middle-class woman\u2019s role in society during the Victorian era,\u201d said Barbara Floyd, director of the Canaday Center. <\/p>\n The period was dominated by a \u201cCult of Domesticity,\u201d where women were expected to live virtuous lives and to be worshipped for their role in raising children and caring for their husbands. To reflect this life, Victorian homes often looked more like churches than houses, Floyd, interim director of University Libraries, said. The houses were heavily embellished, both on the outside and on the inside. The houses had public parts such as the parlor where women could show off their taste and style, and private areas where servants did much of the manual labor needed to keep such large houses operating efficiently. <\/p>\n Owens-Corning Fiberglas sold many products used in suburban home construction; this included insulation that reduced the cost of heating and cooling.<\/p><\/div>At the turn of the 20th century, this view of women \u2014 and the architecture of homes \u2014 changed dramatically. As the Progressive era advocated for women to assume new roles in society outside of the home, houses became much smaller, Floyd said. <\/p>\n \u201cThe popular home design of this era was the bungalow \u2014 a simple house with a living room that replaced the parlor. Smaller homes were necessary because servants were increasingly hard to find,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Many bungalow houses were sold as kits. Those who wanted to own their own home no longer had to employ an architect, but could actually build their own house. <\/p>\n![\"Owens-Corning](\"http:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/comfort-conditionind-ad.jpg\")
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