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The country houses of John F. Staub /

Title
The country houses of John F. Staub / Stephen Fox ; color photography by Richard Cheek.
Author
Fox, Stephen, 1950-
Publication
College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2007.

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Additional Authors
Cheek, Richard.
Description
xvii, 388 p. : ill. (some col.); 32 cm.
Series Statement
Sara and John Lindsey series in the arts and humanities ; no. 11
Subject
  • Architecture > Houston > 20th century
  • Architecture, Domestic > Houston
  • Eclecticism in architecture > Houston
  • Houston (Tex.) > Buildings, structures, etc
  • Staub, John F., 1892-1981 > Criticism and interpretation
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-379) and index.
Contents
John F. Staub, Houston, and the social construction of upper-class identity -- Broadacres -- River Oaks -- Small houses -- Grand houses -- Country retreats --Typification, consensus, and the River Oaks house -- Regionalism -- The contemporary and the Palladian -- Architecture, social construction, and the country houses of John F. Staub.
ISBN
  • 9781585445950 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1585445959 (cloth : alk. paper)
LCCN
2007003217
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library