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Author : Royster Lyle
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (314 download)
Download or read book The Architecture of Historic Lexington written by Royster Lyle and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Royster Lyle
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813906478
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (64 download)
Download or read book The Architecture of Historic Lexington written by Royster Lyle and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. Daniel Pezzoni
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ISBN 13 : 9780977722044
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (22 download)
Download or read book The Architecture of Historic Rockbridge written by J. Daniel Pezzoni and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This abundantly illustrated, wide-ranging volume captures the rich and diverse architectural history of Rockbridge County, Virginia, including the two cities of Lexington and Buena Vista. While recent books have documented the area's social history, this book fills a long-recognized void by tracing the area's architectural heritage, from the eighteenth century to the post-World War II period. Beginning with early log and stone structures on what was once Virginia's frontier, the discussion moves on to the brick construction of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries that produced some of the finest Federal homes in the Valley of Virginia. The book covers the many styles that would follow, often with their own vernacular interpretation. T he Architecture of Historic Rockbridge is an enormously useful companion to The Architecture of Historic Lexington, itself an invaluable resource now for forty years. Including discussions of towns, schools, churches, resorts, and industrial buildings, the new volume will satisfy the scholarly, while presenting architectural analysis in an engaging manner accessible to a general readership. The book is richly illustrated throughout, with over two hundred color and black-and-white photographs (including the work of internationally recognized photographer Sally Mann), line drawings, and historic maps. Distributed for the Historic Lexington Foundation
Author : Wanda V. Dole
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (791 download)
Download or read book Historic Architecture of Lexington, Kentucky, and the Blue Grass Region written by Wanda V. Dole and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pieter Estersohn
Publisher : The Monacelli Press, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1580933564
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Kentucky written by Pieter Estersohn and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Kentucky: Historic Houses and Horse Farms, pre-eminent architectural and interiors photographer Pieter Estersohn guides us through Bluegrass Country, the legendary landscape around Lexington, Kentucky. The wealthiest town west of the Alleghenies prior to the Civil War, Lexington has a rich architectural and cultural history that is manifest in the elegant houses within and around the center. Equally compelling is the equestrian heritage that has made Lexington the “Horse Capital of the World.” Among the properties presented are Ashland, an Italian-inspired villa built for distinguished statesman and orator Henry Clay; Pope Villa, one of only two extant residences by Benjamin Latrobe, the architect of the U.S. Capitol; Waveland, a completely intact Greek Revival estate from the 1830s; and Pleasant Hill, the largest restored Shaker community in the country. Dramatic aerial photographs celebrate the rolling landscape and expansive horse farms, including Gainesway Farm, a 1,500 acre site that has produced an impressive roster of legendary Throughbreds. Kentucky is a multifaceted and compelling portrait of a unique part of our country that combines a reverence for history and Southern traditions of hospitality and generosity with a vital present.
Author : Cary Memorial Library
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Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Collection of Articles Relating to Historic Architecture and Preservation of Buildings in Lexington, Mass written by Cary Memorial Library and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newspaper clippings from the Boston Globe.
Author : Sharon Ritenour Stevens
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738568188
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (681 download)
Download or read book Lexington written by Sharon Ritenour Stevens and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lexington, the seat for Rockbridge County, is situated in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley within minutes of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Main Street is part of Route 11--the Valley Pike/Great Road--and the architecture downtown looks much as it did in the 19th century. Lexington is home to Washington and Lee University and Virginia Military Institute. It is also the final resting place for Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and Robert E. Lee, as well as their horses. Within a few blocks, one visits the Stonewall Jackson House, Lee Chapel Museum, the VMI Museum, and the George C. Marshall Library Museum.
Author : W. Gay Reading
Publisher : Turner
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Historic Photos of Lexington written by W. Gay Reading and published by Turner. This book was released on 2006 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HISTORIC PHOTOS OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY captures the remarkable journey of this city and her people with still photography from the finest archive of private and public collections. Through four wars and urban development, Lexington has endured and prospered, due in large part, because of the persistence and innovation of its civic leaders. With hundreds of archival photos reproduced in stunning duotone on heavy art paper, this book is the perfect addition to any historian's collection.
Author : Nancy Solomon
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (114 download)
Download or read book Research Report written by Nancy Solomon and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Historic Lexington Foundation
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (288 download)
Download or read book Historic Lexington Foundation written by Historic Lexington Foundation and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ann McCleary
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Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (19 download)
Download or read book An Evaluation of Architectural Historic Resources in the City of Lexington, Virginia written by Ann McCleary and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Remembering
ISBN 13 : 9781596526044
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Remembering Lexington written by and published by Remembering. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a selection of fine historic images from his bestselling book Historic Photos of Lexington, W. Gay Reading provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Lexington. From early on, Lexington earned a reputation for innovation in arts, commerce, and education. The frontier city's accomplishments in education, architecture, and economics far exceeded the expectations of its eastern counterparts. Four wars and urban redevelopment have repeatedly altered the city's landscape and culture. Through its changes, Lexington has endured and prospered through the persistence and innovation of its civic leaders. This volume, Remembering Lexington, captures the journey in still photography collected from the finest archives in private and public collections. The book follows life, government, education, and events spanning two centuries of Lexington's history. It captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of more than a hundred historic photographs. The images portray the events and people important to Lexington's history.
Author : James D. Birchfield
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813185513
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book Clay Lancaster's Kentucky written by James D. Birchfield and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Clay Lancaster was infected by a love of architecture at an early age, a gentle madness from which he never cared to recover."—From the Foreword, by Roger W. Moss It is easy to take for granted the visual environment that we inhabit. Familiarity with routes of travel and places of work or leisure leads to indifference, and we fail to notice incremental changes. When a dilapidated building is eliminated by new development, it is forgotten as soon as its replacement becomes a part of our daily landscape. When an addition is grafted onto the shell of a house fallen out of fashion or function, onlookers might notice at first, but the memory of its original form is eventually lost. Also forgotten is the use a building once served. From historic homes to livestock barns, each structure holds a place in the community and can tell us as much about its citizens as their portraits and memoirs. Such is the vital yet intangible role that architecture plays in our collective memory. Clay Lancaster (1917-2000) began during the Great Depression to document and to encourage the preservation of America's architectural patrimony. He was a pioneer of American historic preservation before the movement had a name. Although he established himself as an expert on Brooklyn brownstones and California bungalows, the nationally known architectural historian also spent four decades photographing architecture in his native Kentucky. Lancaster did not consider himself a photographer. His equipment consisted of nothing more complex than a handheld camera, and his images were only meant for his own personal use in documenting memorable and endangered structures. He had the eye of an artist, however, and recognized the importance of vernacular architecture. The more than 150 duotone photographs in Clay Lancaster's Kentucky preserve the beauty of commonplace buildings as well as historic mansions and monuments. With insightful commentary by James D. Birchfield about the photographs and about Lancaster's work in Kentucky, the book documents the many buildings and architectural treasures—both existing and long gone—whose images and stories remain a valuable part of the state's heritage.
Author : Anne Carter Lee
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ISBN 13 : 9780813935652
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (356 download)
Download or read book Buildings of Virginia written by Anne Carter Lee and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This second of two volumes devoted to the Old Dominion encompasses five regions (Shenandoah Valley, Allegheny Highlands, Piedmont, Southside, and Southwest Virginia), comprising 53 counties and 20 of the state's independent cities."--Publisher's description.
Author : Barbara D. Hoffstot
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442237872
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)
Download or read book Landmark Architecture of Palm Beach written by Barbara D. Hoffstot and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palm Beach is a remarkably small town to be so famous; its population is only a little over 10,000. Nor is it an old town: the oldest extant building dates from about 1885, and the town itself was not incorporated until after 1900. What has granted Palm Beach its fame is the same combination of elements that made Bath famous in the 18th century: a very few clear-sighted men—they can be counted on the fingers of one hand, wealthy families attracted to what these men had to offer, and some remarkable architecture built when wealth and vision intermingled. This book records that architecture. The contents are strategically arranged, so that the visitor can drive or walk the area and see the buildings sequence of location. Within this compendium of photographs and descriptive text, you will find more than 150 Palm Beach buildings written and photographed by a resident active in historic preservation. The book does not attempt to evaluate, but rather to exhibit the richness and diversity of this extraordinary place. The work of famous architects is featured, notably that of Addison Mizner, Marion Wyeth, Maurice Fatio, Howard Major, John Volk and the designer Joseph Urban. Also covered are the famous Breakers Hotel, the Bath and Tennis Club, the Everglades Club, and the shops of Worth Avenue.
Author : Katherine Greene Milward
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)
Download or read book A Local Architectural History Collection for Lexington and Fayette County written by Katherine Greene Milward and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sam Roberts
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 162040981X
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)
Download or read book A History of New York in 27 Buildings written by Sam Roberts and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it. As New York is poised to celebrate its four hundredth anniversary, New York Times correspondent Sam Roberts tells the story of the city through bricks, glass, wood, and mortar, revealing why and how it evolved into the nation's biggest and most influential. From the seven hundred thousand or so buildings in New York, Roberts selects twenty-seven that, in the past four centuries, have been the most emblematic of the city's economic, social, and political evolution. He describes not only the buildings and how they came to be, but also their enduring impact on the city and its people and how the consequences of the construction often reverberated around the world. A few structures, such as the Empire State Building, are architectural icons, but Roberts goes beyond the familiar with intriguing stories of the personalities and exploits behind the unrivaled skyscraper's construction. Some stretch the definition of buildings, to include the city's oldest bridge and the landmark Coney Island Boardwalk. Others offer surprises: where the United Nations General Assembly first met; a hidden hub of global internet traffic; a nondescript factory that produced billions of dollars of currency in the poorest neighborhood in the country; and the buildings that triggered the Depression and launched the New Deal. With his deep knowledge of the city and penchant for fascinating facts, Roberts brings to light the brilliant architecture, remarkable history, and bright future of the greatest city in the world.
