The buildings of Charleston : a guide to the city's architecture / Jonathan H. Poston ; for the Historic Charleston Foundation.

Main entry:

Poston, Jonathan H., 1954-

Title & Author:

The buildings of Charleston : a guide to the city's architecture / Jonathan H. Poston ; for the Historic Charleston Foundation.

Publication:

Description:

717 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 660-664) and indexes.
The walled city -- The civic square -- Eighteenth-century expansion -- The lower western peninsula -- Commercial and public life -- Ansonborough -- The village of Harleston -- Mazyckborough and Wraggborough -- Radcliffeborough and Cannonborough.

Summary:

"Focusing primarily on the buildings of the official 'Old and Historic District of Charleston' ... the book divides the city into nine geographic areas. An introductory essay, maps that give an overview of important sites, and detailed descriptions and illustrations of individual structures are included for each area."--Front flap of jacket.

Resources:
Book review (H-Net)

ISBN:

1570032025 (cloth)
9781570032028 (cloth)
1570031703
9781570031700

Subject:

Architecture South Carolina Charleston.
Architecture South Carolina Charleston Guidebooks.
Architecture Caroline du Sud Charleston Guides.
Architecture Caroline du Sud Charleston.
Architecture
Buildings
Charleston (S.C.) Buildings, structures, etc.
Charleston (Car. du S.) Constructions.
Charleston (Car. du S.) Guides.
South Carolina Charleston

Added entries:

Historic Charleston Foundation (Charleston, S.C.)

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 191166
Call No.: ID NA735.C35.P67 REF; ID:97-B1372
Status: Available

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