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Morrison, Hugh, 1905-1978.

Early American architecture : from the first colonial settlements to the national period / by Hugh Morrison.

New York : Dover Publications, 1987, ©1952.

xiv, 619 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

"Hailed as "a model of scholarship" by the Saturday Review, this comprehensive survey of domestic and public architecture ranges from early settlers' primitive cabins to Greek Revival mansions of the early 1800s. Nearly 500 illustrations complement the text, praised by The New York Times as "entertaining, vigorous, and clearly written."--Provided by publisher.

Architecture, Colonial -- United States.

Neoclassicism (Architecture) -- United States.

Architecture -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1952.

Includes indexes.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 581-591).

The colonial styles -- The colonial house in New England -- New England colonial architecture -- Dutch colonial architecture, 1624-1820 -- Southern colonial architecture -- Florida and the Spanish southwest -- Mission and ranch houses of Alta California -- French colonial architecture of the Mississippi Valley -- The emergence of Georgian -- The Georgian style -- Early Georgian architecture in Virginia -- Late Georgian architecture in Virginia -- Georgian architecture in Maryland and the Carolinas -- Georgian public buildings in New England -- Georgian houses in New England -- Georgian architecture in the middle colonies -- Toward a national style.

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