Main entry:

Meister, Chris, 1957-

Title & Author:

James Riely Gordon : his courthouses and other public architecture / Chris Meister.

Publication:

Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, ©2011.

Description:

xvi, 327 pages, C-24 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes text by James Riely Gordon.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Catching on nicely -- The federal building -- Aransas -- Fayette -- Bexar -- Erath and Victoria -- The Texas State Building -- Gordon's signature plan -- Ellis and Wise -- Commissions lost -- Comal and Lee -- The Arizona Territorial Capitol -- Harrison, Callahan, and Mississippi redux -- McLennan and the Vicksburg City Hall -- The J. Riely Gordon Company -- Somerset and Garrett -- Bergen and Madison -- The New York competition -- Cambria -- Professional organizations, Cortland, and the world of tomorrow.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"Describes, analyzes, and contextualizes the courthouses and other public buildings of James Riely Gordon, an architect working in Texas in the late nineteenth century who went on to establish his reputation at a national level. Includes photographs and illustrations"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9780896726918 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0896726916 (hardcover ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Gordon, James Riely, 1863-1937 Criticism and interpretation.
Gordon, James Riely, 1863-1937.
Public architecture United States History 20th century.
Architecture publique États-Unis Histoire 20e siècle.
Public architecture.
United States.

Form/genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

Added entries:

Gordon, James Riely, 1863-1937.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 283639
Call No.: NA44.G663.9 M4 2011
Status: Available