Gervase Wheeler : a British architect in America, 1847-1860 / Renée E. Tribert and James F. O'Gorman.

Main entry:

Tribert, Renée.

Title & Author:

Gervase Wheeler : a British architect in America, 1847-1860 / Renée E. Tribert and James F. O'Gorman.

Publication:

Description:

xii, 113 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Series:

A driftless Connecticut series book
Garnet books

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-109) and index.
Introduction -- New York City, 1847 -- Brunswick, Maine, 1847-1848 -- New Haven, Connecticut, 1847-1849 -- Hartford, Connecticut, 1849 -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1849-1850 -- New York City, 1850-1851 -- Norwichtown, Connecticut, 1851-1852 -- New York City, 1853-1860 -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Wheeler's addresses in the United States.

Summary:

Gervase Wheeler was an English-born architect who designed such important American works as the Henry Boody House in Brunswick, Maine; the Patrick Barry House in Rochester, New York; and the chapels at Bowdoin and Williams colleges. But he was perhaps best known as the author of two influential architecture books, Rural Homes (1851) and Homes for the People (1855). Yet Wheeler has remained a little known, enigmatic figure. Renee Tribert and James F. O'Gorman's study sheds new light on the course of Wheeler's career in the states, and brings crucial issues to the fore--the international movement of ideas, the development of the American architectural profession, the influence of architectural publications on popular taste, and social history as expressed in the changing nature of the American house. Wheeler's career is traced chronologically and geographically and the book is lavishly illustrated with over fifty images, including building plans and historical photographs.

Resources:
ebrary

ISBN:

9780819571458 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0819571458 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780819571465 (ebook)
0819571466 (ebook)

Subject:

Wheeler, Gervase Criticism and interpretation.
Wheeler, Gervase 1815-1889
Architecture United States History 19th century.
Architects Great Britain Biography.
Architecture États-Unis Histoire 19e siècle.
Architectes Grande-Bretagne Biographies.
Architects
Architecture
Architektur
Great Britain
United States
USA

Form/genre:

Biography.
Quotations (texts)
Biographies
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History

Added entries:

Wheeler, Gervase.
O'Gorman, James F.
Driftless Connecticut series.
Garnet books.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 279073
Call No.: BIB 214920
Status: Available

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