The Technology of Historic American Buildings: Studies of the Materials, Craft Processes, and the Mechanization of Building Construction

Name/Title

The Technology of Historic American Buildings: Studies of the Materials, Craft Processes, and the Mechanization of Building Construction

Entry/Object ID

2011.002.024

Description

Contents: The historic development of hand forged iron builders' hardware / by Donald Streeter -- Chicago balloon frame : the evolution during the 19th century of George W. Snow's system for erecting light frame buildings from dimension lumber and machine-made nails / by Paul E. Sprague -- Inventing the I-beam: Richard Turner, Cooper & Hewitt and others / by Charles E. Peterson -- Cast iron in American architecture: a synoptic view / by Antoinette J. Lee -- The manufacture and use of architectural terra cotta in the United States / by Robert C. Mack -- Decorative metal roofing in the United States / by Mary B. Dierickx -- Economical painting: the tools and techniques used in exterior painting in the 19th century / by Pamela W. Hawkes. 224 p. : ill., plans ; 28 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2011.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2011)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Building--United States, Building materials--United States, Historic buildings--United States

Book Details

Author

Jandl, H. Ward

Publisher

Association for Preservation Technology

Place Published

Location

Washington, DC

Date Published

1983

Call No.

TH23 .T431 1983

ISBN

092476074

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

Library

Category

Permanent

General Notes

Note

Notes: H. Ward Jandl, editor. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Published by the Foundation for Preservation Technology for the Association for Preservation Technology.

Created By

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Create Date

February 16, 2011

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

April 5, 2023