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Title Statement | What style is it?: a guide to American architecture / by John C. Poppeliers, S. Allen Chambers, Jr. ; Historic American Buildings Survey. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Guide to American architecture |
Author | Poppeliers, John C |
Additional Contributors | Chambers, S. Allen |
Publication | New York: John Wiley, 2003. |
Edition | Rev. ed. |
Extent of Item | ix, 152 pages |
ISBN | 0471250368 9780471250364 |
Other Number | (OCoLC)50920742 |
Contents | Early Colonial -- Georgian -- Spanish Colonial -- Federal -- Neoclassical -- Jeffersonian -- Greek Revival -- Gothic Revival -- Romanesque Revival -- Italianate -- Exotic Revivals -- Second Empire -- Stick Style -- Queen Anne -- Shingle Style -- Richardsonian Romanesque -- Rustic -- Beaux-Arts -- Classical Revival -- Chicago School -- Bungalows -- Prairie Style -- Period Houses -- Art Deco -- International Style -- Coda. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-143) and index. |
Summary | Architectural style is defined as a definite type of architecture, distinguished by special characteristics of structure and ornament. This short reference provides examples of how pure styles vary by geographic region across the US. |
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By Topic | Architecture--United States |
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By Location | United States |
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