The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1915
by Downing, Antoinette F., and Scully, Vincent J., Jr
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About This Item
Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1952. very good. Oversized, 241 + plates, profusely illus. with 230 plates, maps, fold-out map inside rear board, appendices, notes, index, some soiling to edges. Topics covered include 17th-century colonial architecture (early settlement, and early building), 18th-century colonial architecture (society and commerce, Richard Munday's era, Peter Harrison's era, and the Revolutionary War), early Republican architecture (commerce and building, and the Greek Revival), and 19th-century resort architecture (the stick style, and the shingle style). There are two appendices: detailed histories and descriptions of buildings, and the Clarke Street restoration.
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- Bookseller
- Ground Zero Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 46290
- Title
- The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1915
- Author
- Downing, Antoinette F., and Scully, Vincent J., Jr
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge, MA
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- Newport, RI, Rhode Island, Shingle Style, Colonial America, Richard Munday, Peter Harrison, American Revolution, Greek Revival, Resort Architecture
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