Building Early America : contributions toward the history of a great industry / the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia ; Charles E. Peterson, editor.

Title & Author:

Building Early America : contributions toward the history of a great industry / the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia ; Charles E. Peterson, editor.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Description:

xvi, 407 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Notes:
Proceedings of a symposium held on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, Mar. 27-29, 1974, in Philadelphia.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One: Building History -- The King's Works: A Thousand Years of British Building / J. Mordaunt Crook -- America's Wooden Age / Robert P. Multhauf -- The Origins of the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia / Roger W. Moss, Jr. -- The Eighteenth-Century Frame Houses of Tidewater Virginia / Paul e. Buchanan -- Brick and Stone: Handicraft to Machine / Harley J. McKee -- Pioneer British contributions to Structural Iron and Concrete: 1770-1855 / R.J.M. Sutherland -- Building in the Age of Steam / Robert M. Vogel -- Roofing for Early America / Diana S. Waite -- Window Glass in America / Kenneth M. Wilson -- An Historical Sketch of Central Heating: 1800-1860 / Eugene S. Ferguson -- Early Nineteenth-Century Lighting / Loris S. Russell -- Building the Capitol / Mario E. Campioli.
Part Two: Building Preservation -- Preservation of Historic Monuments in the United Kingdom / Patrick A. Faulkner -- Restoring Three Cathedrals: York Minster, Norwich and St. Paul's / Bernard M. Feilden -- The Restoration of Independence Hall / Editor's Preface -- Independence Hall: Its Fabric Reinforced / Lee H. Nelson -- Independence Hall: Its Appearance Restored / Penelope Hartshorne Batchelder -- Restoring Jefferson's University / Frederick D. Nichols -- Training Architects for Conservation in Britain / Derek Linstrum -- Canada Prepares for a Great Program / Jacques Dalibard and Martin Weaver -- The New York State Historic Preservation Program / John G. Waite.
Also issued online.

ISBN:

0801962943
9780801962943
0801962951
9780801962950

Subject:

Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia.
Carpenter's Company of the City and County of Philadelphia.
Building United States Congresses.
Building United States History Congresses.
Construction États-Unis Histoire Congrès.
Construction États-Unis Congrès.
Building
United States

Form/genre:

Congress
Congresses.
Festschriften.
proceedings (reports)
History
Conference papers and proceedings
Actes de congrès.

Added entries:

Peterson, Charles E. (Charles Emil), 1906-2004.
Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 106805
Call No.: PO2942; ID:85-B17087
Status: Available

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