Gervase Wheeler was an English-born architect who designed such important American works as the Henry Boody House in Brunswick, Maine; the Patrick Barry House in Rochester, New York; and the chapels at Bowdoin and Williams colleges. But he was perhaps best known as the author of two influential architecture books, Rural Homes (1851) and Homes for the People (1855). Yet Wheeler has remained a little known, enigmatic figure. Renee Tribert and James F. O'Gorman's study sheds new light on the course of Wheeler's career in the states, and brings crucial issues to the fore--the international...
Gervase Wheeler was an English-born architect who designed such important American works as the Henry Boody House in Brunswick, Maine; the Patrick Bar...
Based largely on famous architect Isaiah Rogers's own diary, this book tells his story and adds much to our understanding of architectural practice in the United States before the Civil War and during the last half of the 19th century.
Based largely on famous architect Isaiah Rogers's own diary, this book tells his story and adds much to our understanding of architectural practice in...
