Buildings of Michigan (Buildings of the United States) - Hardcover

Eckert, Kathryn Bishop

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195061497 ISBN 13: 9780195061499

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1993

Synopsis

In Buildings of Michigan, Kathryn Bishop Eckert provides the first study of Michigan's architectural history to encompass the full range of buildings from early settlement to the present and to account for the full spectrum of architectural styles unique to this state. Dividing the state into two regional sections--the Upper Peninsula and Lower Peninsula--the book examines such structures as the mine locations in the Copper Range, early inns and houses along the Sauk Trail, the sandstone architecture of the Lake Superior region, resort architecture of the Little Traverse region, lighthouses and lifesaving stations of the Michigan shorelines of the Upper Great Lakes, the great houses of automotive industrialists in Grosse Pointe, the factories of Albert Kahn, the work of various local architects, and so on. Buildings of each period, style, type, and material is represented and a balanced selection of structures from urban, suburban, and rural areas are maintained to capture the essence of Michigan's architectural experience.

About this title

About the Author:

Kathryn Bishop Eckert, State Historic Preservation Officer and Supervisor, Historic Preservation Section, Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State.

Review:

"The most comprehensive architectural guide to Michigan ever published....This volume goes boldly where many an architectural guide fails to enter."--Detroit Free Press

"Taken overall, the book...is a grand tour of the state, with more than 400 photographs, and it sends the traveler to a few out-of-the-way spots sometimes not noted on the travel guides....It is fascinating to spot the old buildings, and some of the new ones, that caught your eye on recent
travels and you wondered what the history of the place might be. This volume will give you the answer."--Bay City Times

"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

"It is clear that the series will inform us about our own architectural heritage on a scale never before accomplished. The series is recommended for art and architecture library collections and is also appropriate for general college, university, and public libraries."--Art
Documentation

"This volume is comprehensive in its geographic and chronological coverage, with buildings from all corners of the state and time periods covered. Serving as a guidebook for the motoring architectural enthusiast, even remote areas are covered with care....Buildings of Michigan is an exciting
introduction to an architecturally interesting state. Written for both academicians and general readers, it succinctly presents a great deal of information."--Academic Library Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0195061497
• ISBN 13: 9780195061499
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 624