Main entry:

Howard, Hugh, 1952-

Title & Author:

Dr. Kimball and Mr. Jefferson : rediscovering the founding fathers of American architecture / Hugh Howard.

Edition:

1st U.S. ed.

Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury, 2006.

Description:

xii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Kimball's first discovery ... -- An artisan becomes an architect ... -- An American in Paris ... -- Creating the federal city ... -- Mr. Latrobe comes to America ... -- The seasons of Monticello ... -- Meanwhile, in Massachusetts ... -- Monumental controversies ... -- Travels in time.

Summary:

Includes information on Charles Bulfinch, classicism, Charles Louis Clerisseau, Elenora Coolidge, Maria Hadfield Cosway, Derby Mansion, Federal Hall (New York), Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Monticello, Andrea Palladio, Charles Willson Peale, Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton, U.S. Capitol, Virginia State Capitol, University of Virginia, George Washington, etc.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Table of contents only
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9781582344553 (hbk.)
1582344558 (hbk.)

Subject:

Kimball, Fiske, 1888-1955.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Architecture and society United States History 18th century.
Architecture Historiography.
Historic preservation United States.
Architecture et société États-Unis Histoire 18e siècle.
Architecture Historiographie.
Préservation historique États-Unis.
Architecture and society.
Historic preservation.
Architektur
United States.
USA.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 249100
Call No.: BIB 178674
Status: Available