Historic architectural periods have their own special paint color information sources. These are the major ones for the period 1820 to 1960. Click on the image below for additional information on each period.
Late Victorian Period
National Lead Paint Co. Card
Bungalow Era
National Plan Service Image
Popular housing 1915
Sears Modern Homes Catalogue
Craftsman Carter Paints Booklet
Pre Civil War
Color Manual
The 1930s Glidden Age of Color
English Tudor Revival Idea Homes 1926 “Plans Book”
Ranch Home period colors
Garlinghouse “Plans Book”
1950s Modern Sears Paint catalogue
Victorian 1880s Sherwin Williams paint flyer
Spanish 1920s Home& Garden Magazine
Paint swatches 1900 Wards Tower Paint
