Incidental architect : William Thornton and the cultural life of early Washington, D.C., 1794-1828 / Gordon S. Brown.

Main entry:

Brown, Gordon S., 1936-

Title & Author:

Incidental architect : William Thornton and the cultural life of early Washington, D.C., 1794-1828 / Gordon S. Brown.

Publication:

Description:

xii, 141 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.

Series:

Perspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
An incidental architect -- "A little genius at everything" -- The government comes to town -- A community germinates -- Cultural amenities emerge -- The Dolley Madison effect -- Phoenix -- "This seat of science, the muses, and of pleasure" -- "A very singular character" -- Appendix: Biographical sketches of early Washington cultural leaders.

ISBN:

9780821418628 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0821418629 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780821418635 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0821418637 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Thornton, William, 1759-1828.
Architects United States Biography.
Architectes États-Unis Biographies.
Architects.
Intellectual life.
Washington (D.C.) Intellectual life 18th century.
Washington (D.C.) Intellectual life 19th century.
United States.
Washington (D.C.)

Form/genre:

Biography.
Biographies.

Added entries:

Thornton, William, 1759-1828.
Perspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol.

William Thornton and the cultural life of early Washington, D.C., 1794-1828

Holdings:

Location: Library main 264252
Call No.: BIB 195597
Status: Available

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