What style is it? : a guide to American architecture / by John C. Poppeliers, S. Allen Chambers, Jr. ; Historic American Buildings Survey.

Main entry:

Poppeliers, John C.

Title & Author:

What style is it? : a guide to American architecture / by John C. Poppeliers, S. Allen Chambers, Jr. ; Historic American Buildings Survey.

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Publication:

New York : John Wiley, 2003.

Description:

ix, 152 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-143) and index.
Early Colonial -- Georgian -- Spanish Colonial -- Federal -- Neoclassical -- Jeffersonian -- Greek Revival -- Gothic Revival -- Romanesque Revival -- Italianate -- Exotic Revivals -- Second Empire -- Stick Style -- Queen Anne -- Shingle Style -- Richardsonian Romanesque -- Rustic -- Beaux-Arts -- Classical Revival -- Chicago School -- Bungalows -- Prairie Style -- Period Houses -- Art Deco -- International Style -- Coda.

Summary:

Architectural style is defined as a definite type of architecture, distinguished by special characteristics of structure and ornament. This short reference provides examples of how pure styles vary by geographic region across the US.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0471250368 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780471250364 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Architecture United States.
Architecture États-Unis.
Architecture
Architektur
Baustil
Führer
Fèuhrer.
United States
USA

Form/genre:

Guidebooks.

Added entries:

Chambers, S. Allen.
Historic American Buildings Survey.

Guide to American architecture

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 236186
Call No.: NA705 .P6 2003
Status: Available

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