The domestic architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe / Michael W. Fazio and Patrick A. Snadon.
| Author/creator | Fazio, Michael W. |
| Other author | Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820. |
| Other author | Snadon, Patrick Alexander, 1952- |
| Other author | American Council of Learned Societies. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, |
| Description | xx, 769 p., 22 p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, plans (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Reinterpreting Latrobe -- Learning the profession: Latrobe in the London office of Samuel Pepys Cockerell -- Hammerwood and Ashdown: Latrobe's English country houses and the architectural Avant Garde of the 1790s -- Reinventing the American house: an overview of Latrobe's design theories and architectural practice in a new country -- Houses for the Virginia landed gentry (1795-1798): Latrobe's first explorations of the American context -- Practice in Philadelphia (1798-1807): designs for a merchant elite, countryseats in Maryland and Ohio, and the emergence of the rational house -- A capital city and an expanding democracy (1807-1815): houses in Washington, D.C., Kentucky, and Pittsburgh -- Last houses (1815-1820): Latrobe's final years in Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and New Orleans -- Some perspectives on an architect's career -- Epilogue: A preservation history of Latrobe's houses and notes on the vicissitudes of the Avant-Garde. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 704-754) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005013354 |
| ISBN | 0801881048 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780801881046 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |