American buildings and their architects

The pre-Civil War architecture of the nineteenth century was marked by the development of two distinct styles: the "corporate," which originated in the chaste, brick buildings of early Boston, and the "early Gothic Revival," which brought new vitality to American religious and do...

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1. Verfasser: Pierson, William H.
Weitere Verfasser: William H. Pierson
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English
Veröffentlicht: New York Oxford University Press 1978
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Zusammenfassung:The pre-Civil War architecture of the nineteenth century was marked by the development of two distinct styles: the "corporate," which originated in the chaste, brick buildings of early Boston, and the "early Gothic Revival," which brought new vitality to American religious and domestic architecture. Pierson traces the evolution of these styles in the works of Ithiel Town, Richard Upjohn, James Renwick, A.J. Davis, and Andrew Jackson Downing
Beschreibung:xxiv, 500 p.
ill.
24 cm
ISBN:0195042174
9780195042177