Creator of the Santa Fe Style: Isaac Hamilton Rapp, Architect

Large octavo in brown and tan card wraps; x, 140 pages: illustrations; index; 27 cm. "The story of the creation of the Santa Fe Style and of its almost forgotten architect, Isaac Hamilton Rapp, forms the basis for this contribution to the history of architecture in the Southwest. Carl D. Sheppard provides a biography of this reticent architect, responsible for designing the buildings that became the models for the official Santa Fe Style. [.] Sheppard presents Rapp as a versatile and innovative designer, conversant with elements from a large number of contemporary styles. The book is illustrated with over one hundred illustrations of buildings designed by Rapp's firm in Santa Fe, Roswell, and Las Vegas, New Mexico and Trinidad, Colorada. It provides a picture not only of the man but of the time in which he worked, and of the early years of professional architecture." --Back cover. Contents: Introduction. Biography of the architect. Trinidad, Colorado. Las Vegas, New Mexico. Santa Fe, New Mexico. Santa Fe style. Conclusion. // United States, Vernacular architecture, Vernacular architecture New Mexico Santa Fe. Very good (+), some sunning to upper left edge of wraps, else clean and tight. …