Building the Octagon

Name/Title

Building the Octagon

Entry/Object ID

2005.003.0165

Description

A recounting of the design and construction history of Washington, D.C.'s historic Octagon House, one of the first architect-designed townhouses in the U.S.; once the residence of James and Dolley Madison; and now the home of the Octagon Museum. xi, 161 p., ill., maps, 25 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2005.003.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2005)

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

Fine arts, Architecture, Domestic Architecture, Houses, Dwellings, Thornton, William, 1759-1828--Exhibitions, Octagon (Washington, D.C.)--Exhibitions, Neoclassicism (Architecture)--Washington (D.C.)--Exhibitions, Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Exhibitions, Washington (D.C.)--History

Book Details

Author

Ridout, Orlando

Series

Octagon Research Series

Publisher

American Institute of Architects Press

Place Published

Location

Washington, D.C.

Date Published

1989

Call No.

NA7238 .W3 R54 1989

ISBN

1-55835-057-8

LCCN

89-17624

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Location

Location

Shelf

Hall Bookshelf

Building

NRH Research Room

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

NR Docent Library

Category

Permanent

General Notes

Note

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Autographed by author ("For Tom Savage, Master of the Charleston Interior"). Exhibition dated August 1, 1989 - September 30, 1989. Kym S. Rice, Guest Exhibitions Curator. Status: Shelf

Created By

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Create Date

July 19, 2005

Updated By

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Update Date

December 7, 2015