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What style is it? : a guide to American architecture

Title
What style is it? : a guide to American architecture / by John C. Poppeliers, S. Allen Chambers, Jr. ; Historic American Buildings Survey.
Author
Poppeliers, John C.
Publication
New York : John Wiley, 2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Chambers, S. Allen.
  • Historic American Buildings Survey.
Description
ix, 152 pages : illustrations; 27 cm
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.
Alternative Title
Guide to American architecture
Subject
  • Architecture > United States
  • Architecture
  • Architektur
  • Baustil
  • Führer
  • United States
  • USA
Genre/Form
v – Guidebooks.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 140-145) and index.
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.
ISBN
  • 0471250368
  • 9780471250364
LCCN
2002153124
OCLC
  • ocm50920742
  • 50920742
  • SCSB-1310561
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library