Antebellum Architecture of Kentucky /

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"During the eight decades preceding the Civil War, Kentucky was the scene of tremendous building activity. Located in the western section of the original English colonies, midway between North and South, Kentucky saw the rise of an architecture that combined the traditions of nationally known d...

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Autor principal: Lancaster, Clay (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, 1991.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Architecture.
ARCHITECTURE > General.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
Architecture > Kentucky > Histoire.
Architecture > Kentucky > History.
Kentucky.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Explorations in techniques and materials. Log structures ; Frame construction ; Stone construction ; Brick building
  • Interlude, Shaker communities. Pleasant Hill and South Union
  • Evolving a regional architecture. The federal period ; The Georgian survival style ; The geometric phase ; Classicism
  • Participation in the popular revival styles. The Greek revival style ; The Gothic revival style ; The Italianate style
  • The postwar architectural tradition.

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