The American firehouse : an architectural and social history / by Rebecca Zurier ; with photographs by A. Pierce Bounds.

Main entry:

Zurier, Rebecca.

Title & Author:

The American firehouse : an architectural and social history / by Rebecca Zurier ; with photographs by A. Pierce Bounds.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

286 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-280) and index.
Introduction -- "A proper shed": early firefighting and fire stations (1640-1820) -- The volunteer fire station in its heyday (1825-1865) -- Steam engines, paid departments, and the "storefront style" (1853-1885) -- The red brick fire station: electricity, horses, and the Romanesque (1865-1895) -- Castles and palaces: eclectic architecture, politics, and sentiment (1890-1918) -- The beginnings of the modern fire station: motorization and the bungalow (1905-1940) -- Streamline and specialization: conflicting ideas in the 1930s (1925-1945) -- The modern fire station (1945- ) -- Recent alternatives to the box (1960- ) -- Appendix: Recycling vintage fire stations.

ISBN:

0896593142
9780896593145

Subject:

Fire stations United States History.
Casernes de pompiers États-Unis Histoire.
Fire stations.
Feuerwehrhaus
Geschichte
United States.
USA

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Bounds, A. Pierce, photographer.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 16224
Call No.: 10229; ID:87-B16103
Status: Available

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