Building Victorian Boston: The Architecture of Gridley J.F. Bryant

Amherst & Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, 2007. Hardcover. Good+ (ex-college library w/ stamps to textblock edges, IDs to title pgs, other associated markings. dust-jacket taped to board edges; sunning to spine & edges.). green boards w/ gilt spine printing. 224 pgs w/ bw illustrations. light peach dustjacket w/ bw illustration; plastic cover. Pages inspected and appear clean, but, may have instances of marginalia, notations, etc. Due date slip on back endpaper has no removal stamps. Remains a nice, bright copy. "In Building Victorian Boston, Roger Reed focuses on representative projects by Bryant, presenting them in a chronological narrative that both illuminates the trajectory of his career and creates a portrait of the profession of architecture during a defining period of New England history. Bryant designed more major buildings in Boston from 1840 to 1880 than any other architect. He also undertook commissions throughout New England, especially in towns linked to Boston by newly constructed railroad lines. In many ways, his practice presaged aspects of modern architectural firms.For this volume, Reed has tracked down hundreds of Bryant's drawings as well as specifications, letters, newspaper articles, published renderings, and historical photographs. These materials are amply represented in this book, the definitive study of a quintessential Victorian architect."--WorldCat.