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Author:

Faherty, Duncan.

Title:

Remodeling the nation : the architecture of American identity, 1776-1858 / Duncan Faherty.

Publisher:

University Press of New England,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

xi, 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic--Social aspects--United States.
Architecture and society--United States--History--18th century.
Architecture and society--United States--History--19th century.
Symbolism in architecture--United States.
National characteristics, American.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-239) and index.

Contents:

1."When Buildings Are of Durable Materials": The American Home and the Structural Legacies of History -- 2."No Longer Assigned Its Ancient Use": Biloquial Architecture and the Problems of Remodeling -- 3."Home Bred Virtues and Local Attachments": New York and the Evolution of the American Home -- 4."The Wants of Posterity": Community Construction and the Composing Order of American Architecture-- 5."In the Midst of an Uncertain Future": Remodeling the Legacies of American Domesticity.

Series:

Becoming modern

ISBN:

1584657723 (pbk.)
9781584657729 (pbk.)
1584656557 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781584656555 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)145396535

LCCN:

2007025157

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)