The Architectural Heritage of Newport, Rhode Island, 1640-1915

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1952. 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. Condition: very good.

Keywords: Newport, RI, Rhode Island, Shingle Style, Colonial America, Richard Munday, Peter Harrison, American Revolution, Greek Revival, Resort Architecture

[Book #46290]

Price: $125.00

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