An edition of Incidental architect (2009)

Incidental architect

William Thornton and the cultural life of early Washington, D.C., 1794-1828

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An edition of Incidental architect (2009)

Incidental architect

William Thornton and the cultural life of early Washington, D.C., 1794-1828

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Published for the U.S. Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, Ohio University Press
Language
English
Pages
192

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Subjects
Architects, Biography, Intellectual life, Architects, biography, United states, intellectual life
People
William Thornton (1759-1828)
Places
United States, Washington (D.C.)
Times
18th century, 19th century

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Incidental architect: William Thornton and the cultural life of early Washington, D.C., 1794-1828
2009, Published for the U.S. Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, Ohio University Press
in English - 1st ed.
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Table of Contents

List of illustrations
Foreword
Preface
1. An incidental architect
2. "A little genius at everything"
3. The government comes to town
4. A community germinates
5. Cultural amenities emerge
6. The Dolley Madison effect
7. Phoenix
8. "This seat of science, the muses, and of pleasure"
9. "A very singular character"
Appendix. Biographical sketches of early Washington cultural leaders
Bibliographic note.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
Athens [Ohio]
Series
Perspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol
Genre
Biography.
Other Titles
William Thornton and the cultural life of early Washington, D.C., 1794-1828

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
720.92
Library of Congress
NA737.T47 B76 2009, NA737.T47B76 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
192

ID Numbers

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OL22672033M
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incidentalarchit0000brow
ISBN 13
9780821418628, 9780821418635
LCCN
2008047574
OCLC/WorldCat
269282211
Library Thing
8886833
Goodreads
6691873
6730350

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