Southern architecture : 350 years of distinctive American buildings

Name/Title

Southern architecture : 350 years of distinctive American buildings

Entry/Object ID

2008.002.0122

Description

Describes a variety of churches, townhouses, state capitols, and other secular buildings; the role of the gentleman-architect; the concern with building shown by public figures such as Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Henry Clay, and Booker T. Washington; the careers of professional architects who were born or found inspiration in the South; and the the 20th century preservation movement. Includes extensive information on Charleston and lowcountry churches, houses, plantations, etc., with photos Auldbrass and an engraving (ca. 1845) of the Charleston Hotel. xii, 208 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2008.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2008)

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

Architecture--Southern States

Book Details

Author

Severens, Kenneth

Edition

1st ed.

Publisher

Dutton

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Date Published

1981

Call No.

NA720 .S48 1981

ISBN

0525206922

LCCN

80024727

Notes

Copy No.: 0

Location

Location

Building

Missroon Library

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-202) and index By Kenneth Severens

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Create Date

June 23, 2008

Updated By

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Update Date

April 5, 2023