Early American architecture : from the first colonial settlements to the national period / by Hugh Morrison.

Main entry:

Morrison, Hugh, 1905-1978.

Title & Author:

Early American architecture : from the first colonial settlements to the national period / by Hugh Morrison.

Publication:

Description:

xiv, 619 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Notes:
Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1952.
Includes indexes.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 581-591).
The colonial styles -- The colonial house in New England -- New England colonial architecture -- Dutch colonial architecture, 1624-1820 -- Southern colonial architecture -- Florida and the Spanish southwest -- Mission and ranch houses of Alta California -- French colonial architecture of the Mississippi Valley -- The emergence of Georgian -- The Georgian style -- Early Georgian architecture in Virginia -- Late Georgian architecture in Virginia -- Georgian architecture in Maryland and the Carolinas -- Georgian public buildings in New England -- Georgian houses in New England -- Georgian architecture in the middle colonies -- Toward a national style.

Summary:

"Hailed as "a model of scholarship" by the Saturday Review, this comprehensive survey of domestic and public architecture ranges from early settlers' primitive cabins to Greek Revival mansions of the early 1800s. Nearly 500 illustrations complement the text, praised by The New York Times as "entertaining, vigorous, and clearly written."--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

0486254925 (pbk.)
9780486254920 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture, Colonial United States.
Neoclassicism (Architecture) United States.
Architecture United States History 19th century.
Architecture United States.
Architecture - États-Unis.
Architecture - États-Unis - 19e siècle.
Architecture coloniale - États-Unis.
Néoclassicisme (Architecture) - États-Unis.
Architecture coloniale États-Unis.
Néoclassicisme (Architecture) États-Unis.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.
Architecture États-Unis.
Architecture.
Architecture, Colonial.
Neoclassicism (Architecture)
Architektur
United States.
USA
United States Architecture, to 1861

Form/genre:

History.

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Location: Library main 35828
Call No.: ID:88-B7069
Status: Available

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