Buildings of the District of Columbia (Buildings of the United States) - Hardcover

Scott, Pamela; Lee, Antoinette J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195061462 ISBN 13: 9780195061468

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Examining the architecture of the nation's capital, Pamela Scott and Antoinette J. Lee divide the city into fourteen sections, from the Mall to the area southeast of the Anacostia River. The book includes entries on all major public and government buildings, monuments and memorials, residential buildings and neighborhoods, parks and recreational areas, and commercial and industrial centers. Within this city-wide survey, the volume also traces the various changes in Washington's architectural character from the Revolutionary War to the post-World War II era.

About this title

About the Author:

Antoinette J. Lee, Historian, National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, Washington, D.C..

Review:

"Washington has always had its share of guidebooks, but for nearly 20 years has lacked one devoted solely to its architecture--ample reason to celebrate the publication this month of Buildings of the District of Columbia....For layman and specialist alike this will become a standard first stop
on a research trail....This is a fine, much-needed book. Lee and Scott deserve thanks and huge success."--The Washington Post

"Some of the best and brightest writers and scholars in the field are behind this series....This looks like a classic series in the making."--The Boston Globe

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0195061462
• ISBN 13: 9780195061468
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480