Name/Title
The dwellings of colonial AmericaEntry/Object ID
2008.002.0083Description
Shows how the diverse and vigorous building traditions of England, France, Holland, Germany, and Sweden adapted themselves to the New World and created the American colonial house. Includes plans and 250 unusual pictures of interiors and exteriors. Traces the development of such famous styles as the Georgian mansions of Virginia and the Carolinas; the town houses of Charleston, Annapolis, Philadelphia, and Boston; the New England farmhouses; the Pennsylvania German, Hudson Valley Dutch, and other distinctive colonial types.
Includes photos of: 76 Meeting Street (Judge Elihu Hall Bay House); 8 Meeting Street (Thomas Tucker House); 59 Church Street (Mary W. Fife House); 64 South Battery Street (William Gibbes House); 7 Meeting Street (Josiah Smith House); 15 Meeting Street (John Edwards House); 27 King Street (Miles Brewton House).
312 p. : ill., maps (on endpapers), plans ; 27 cm.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2008.002.Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2008)Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Architecture, Colonial--United States, Architecture, Domestic--United StatesBook Details
Author
Waterman, Thomas Tileston, 1900-Publisher
University of North Carolina PressDate Published
1950Call No.
NA707 .W42 1950LCCN
50014735Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-293) and index.
By Thomas Tileston WatermanCreated By
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June 11, 2008Updated By
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August 2, 2019