Domestic Architecture of the American Colonies and of the Early Republic
-
- $2.99
-
- $2.99
Publisher Description
In this book, lectures delivered at the Metropolitan Museum during February and March, 1920, have been elaborated in an effort to present a comprehensive and accurate view of the evolution of the early American house
Sidney Fiske Kimball (1888 – 1955) was an American architect, architectural historian and museum director. A pioneer in the field of architectural preservation in the United States, he played a leading part in the restoration of Monticello and Stratford Hall Plantation in Virginia.
Over his nearly-30-year tenure as director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, he moved the museum into its current building and greatly expanded its collections.
More Books Like This
The Growth of the English House: A Short History of its Architectural Development From 1100 to 1800
2022
Rhinebeck's Historic Architecture
2009
Virginia Architecture In the Seventeenth Century
1989
Early Renaissance Architecture In England: A Historical & Descriptive Account of the Tudor, Elizabethan, & Jacobean Periods, 1500-1625
2018
Troy House
2017
Chain of Colonial Houses
2020