Fortress of Finance: The United States Treasury Building
Washington DC: Treasury Historical Association, 2010. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 11.25 inches. xiv, 318, [2] pages. Illustrations (some in color). Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Pamela Scott is an architectural historian who specializes in Washington D.C.’s architectural, landscape, and planning histories. She teaches, lectures, and curates exhibits on topics from the eighteenth to the twentieth centuries. Her archival compilations include co-editorship of the Papers of Robert Mills; directories of Washington’s architects and builders; and the database Places of Worship in the District of Columbia. Scott’s books include exhibit catalogues (Temple of Liberty, Library of Congress); a guidebook (Buildings of the District of Columbia, Society of Architectural Historians) and scholarly works (Capital Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Designing the Nation’s Capital, The 1901 Plan for Washington, D.C., Commission of Fine Arts, co-editor and author). How architects convey meaning is her particular interest. Excerpt from the Foreword: The United States Treasury Building is perhaps the most recognized government office building in the country. Every American and people around the world who have ever handled the U.S. ten-dollar bill have see the Treasure Building on the reverse of the currency since 1929. Pamela Scott's Fortress of Finance provides us a detailed account of the development of the Treasury Department's workplace in Washington from the beginning of the capital city in 1800 with the creation of the department's first facility, the Treasury Office, to the completion of the current Treasury Building. Each was the largest executive office building in Washington when it was built and housed the largest civilian agency of those times. The Treasury Office and Treasury Building were products of architects who have earned great fame either before or after their work for the Treasury. These men - George Hadfield, James Hoban, Robert Mills, Thomas U. Walter, Ammi B. Young, Isaiah Rogers, and Alfred B. Mullett - were among the most influential, respected, and talented architects of their time and had the greatest impact on the development of the federal buildings in Washington, as well as of government field office facilities throughout the nation. Ms. Scott's research, spanning more than eight years, has enabled her to reveal to us the trials and tribulations of each of these creative architects who were challenged with debates about building design, construction methods, material selection and delivery, employee and contractor work hours and project scheduling. Condition: Very good / Very good.
Keywords: Treasury Department, Treasury Building, Washington, District of Columbia, Historic Buildings, Architectural History, President's Square, Fireproof, Workmanship, Alterations, Robert Mills, Etruscan Mantels, Colonnade, Alexander Hamilton Bowman, Ammi B
ISBN: 9780615366296
[Book #84912]
Price: $150.00