Examines the powerful influence of H. H. Richardson on the building of America's cities, and his specific influence on Seattle architects who were charged with rebuilding the city after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889.
Examines the powerful influence of H. H. Richardson on the building of America's cities, and his specific influence on Seattle architects who were charged with rebuilding the city after the Great Seattle Fire of 1889.
Jeffrey Karl Ochsner is professor of architecture at the University of Washington; among his previous publications is H. H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works. Dennis Alan Andersen , formerly in charge of photographs and architectural drawings in the Special Collections Division of the University of Washington Libraries, is a longtime historic preservation advocate and currently a Lutheran pastor. Both are authors in Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects.
Inhaltsangabe
Preface 1. Introduction: Seattle and the Nineteenth Century American Architecture 2. Pre-Fire Seattle: Architects and Architecture 3. The Fire and Its Aftermath: Technology, Construction, and Design 4. The Architectural Context: The Influence of Richardson and the Romanesque Revival 5. The New Commercial Core: Architecture for a Metropolitan Center, 1889-1895 6. A City of Neighborhoods: The Network of Public Institutions, 1889-1895 7. Creating a Civic Presence: Willis Ritchie and the Architecture of Public Buildings 8. Toward the Turn of the Century: Seattle After 1895 Appendix: Known Buildings of Seattle's Major Post-Fire Architects, 1880-1895 Notes Index
Preface 1. Introduction: Seattle and the Nineteenth Century American Architecture 2. Pre-Fire Seattle: Architects and Architecture 3. The Fire and Its Aftermath: Technology, Construction, and Design 4. The Architectural Context: The Influence of Richardson and the Romanesque Revival 5. The New Commercial Core: Architecture for a Metropolitan Center, 1889-1895 6. A City of Neighborhoods: The Network of Public Institutions, 1889-1895 7. Creating a Civic Presence: Willis Ritchie and the Architecture of Public Buildings 8. Toward the Turn of the Century: Seattle After 1895 Appendix: Known Buildings of Seattle's Major Post-Fire Architects, 1880-1895 Notes Index
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