Covering the full range of building, this text traces the origin and development of an American architectural vocabulary in the colonies and states of the Eastern seaboard from Delaware to Georgia. It features 1500 terms ranging from building types to methods of construction.
Covering the full range of building, this text traces the origin and development of an American architectural vocabulary in the colonies and states of...
Court day in early Virginia transformed crossroads towns into forums for citizens of all social classes to transact a variety of business, from legal cases heard before the county magistrates to horse races, ballgames, and the sale and barter of produce, clothing, food, and drink. As marketplace, playing field, social center, and administrative and judicial county seat, the courthouse grounds gave rise to an array of public and private buildings. The Courthouses of Early Virginia is the first comprehensive history of the public buildings that formed the nucleus of this space and the...
Court day in early Virginia transformed crossroads towns into forums for citizens of all social classes to transact a variety of business, from leg...
The essays in this collection represent the type of research that has reshaped our understanding of early American architecture over the past thirty years. Carl R. Lounsbury, three-time winner of the prestigious Abbott Lowell Cummings Award offered by the Vernacular Architecture Forum, traces the manner in which domestic, ecclesiastical, and public architecture illuminate the dynamics and aspirations of early American society. Architectural forms carried social meanings and gave physical shape to the way people perceived their place in the world and interacted with others during the...
The essays in this collection represent the type of research that has reshaped our understanding of early American architecture over the past thirt...
For more than thirty years, the architectural research department at Colonial Williamsburg has engaged in comprehensive study of early buildings, landscapes, and social history in the Chesapeake region. Its painstaking work has transformed our understanding of building practices in the colonial and early national periods and thereby greatly enriched the experience of visiting historic sites. In this beautifully illustrated volume, a team of historians, curators, and conservators draw on their far-reaching knowledge of historic structures in Virginia and Maryland to illuminate the formation,...
For more than thirty years, the architectural research department at Colonial Williamsburg has engaged in comprehensive study of early buildings, land...
