The White House: An Illustrated Architectural History - Hardcover

Phillips-Schrock, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786471522 ISBN 13: 9780786471522

Publisher: McFarland & Company, 2013

Synopsis

Formerly known as the President's House, then the Executive Mansion, and now for a long time the White House, this famous structure has a fascinating architectural history of ongoing change. The white painted facade of James Hoban's original structure has been added to and strengthened for more than 200 years, and its interior is a repository of some of America's greatest treasures. Artists such as Benjamin Latrobe, Pierre-Antoine Bellange, the Herter Brothers, Louis Tiffany, Charles McKim, Lorenzo Winslow, Stephane Boudin, Edward Vason Jones, and a host of others fashioned interiors that welcomed and inspired visitors both foreign and domestic. This meticulous history, featuring more than 325 photographs, diagrams and other illustrations, captures each stage of the White House's architectural and decorative evolution.

About this title

About the Author

Patrick Phillips-Schrock is a professor of French and history from Des Moines, Iowa.

Review

"splendid...highly recommended"--Choice; "a strong addition...very highly recommended"--Midwest Book Review; "Phillips-Schrock shows the evolution of the White House from palace to house to palace-fortress"--Reference & Research Book News.

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0786471522
• ISBN 13: 9780786471522
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224