Building an American identity : pattern book homes and communities, 1870-1900 / Linda E. Smeins.

Entrée principale:

Smeins, Linda E., author. aut

Titre et auteur:

Building an American identity : pattern book homes and communities, 1870-1900 / Linda E. Smeins.

Publication:

Walnut Creek, CA : AltaMira Press, [1999]
©1999

Description:

335 pages : illustrations, plans ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 310-325) and index.
(from table of contents) Introduction -- National identity and an American style of architecture -- A house in civilized nature -- Building America with pattern book houses -- True Americans own homes -- The "American Architect" and categories in the profession -- Defining the modern house: seeds of disagreement, 1876-1881 -- The modern suburban house holds its own -- Epilogue.

Résumé:

"The late Nineteenth Century landscape of houses was characterized by variety--Queen Anne, Eastlake, Stick, to name a few. These homes are often put under the aegis 'Victorian' as a means of identifying houses that defy precise stylistic categorization. Though the designation of Victorian was not commonly used in the nineteenth century, it has captured our historical imaginations. It gives a name to a host of activities and values that have been attributed to life in the United States a century or more ago. Linda Smeins explores the development of these homes, considered the new 'modern suburban homes' of the late nineteenth century, whose designs were widely circulated in architectural pattern books."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.
"Through a discussion of pattern book designs, plans and pattern book-inspired houses, Smeins traces the evolution of this architectural style and the advance of American suburban development to explore the meanings embodied in the notions of home, community and American identity."--Page 4 of printed paper wrapper.

Note biographique:

Linda E. Smeins: 1989 Ph. D. (Fine Arts), University of British Columbia. Professor, Western Washington University.

Ressources:
Book review (H-Net)

ISBN:

0761989625 (cloth)
9780761989622 (cloth)
0761989633 (paperback)
9780761989639 (paperback)

Sujet:

Schweiz Eidgenössischer Vorort
Suburban homes United States.
Eclecticism in architecture United States.
Nationalism and architecture United States.
Architecture United States History 19th century.
Architecture, Domestic United States.
Architecture, Domestic United States 19th century.
Architecture, Domestic United States Designs and plans.
Architecture, Modern 19th century.
Architecture, Victorian United States.
Maisons de banlieue États-Unis.
Éclectisme en architecture États-Unis.
Nationalisme et architecture États-Unis.
Architecture domestique États-Unis 19e siècle.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.
Architecture domestique États-Unis.
Architecture domestique États-Unis Dessins et plans.
Architecture 19e siècle.
Architecture victorienne États-Unis.
Architecture
Architecture, Domestic
Eclecticism in architecture
Nationalism and architecture
Suburban homes
Haus
Nationalbewusstsein
Vorort
Geschichte 1870-1900.
Architecture United States 19th century
United States
USA

Classification/genre:

History

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Localisation: Bibliothèque main 203712
Cote: NA7571.S54 1999
Statut: Disponible

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