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Masterpieces of American Architecture
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Author/Editor: Edward Warren Hoak, Willis Humphrey Church
ISBN 10:0486422313
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From the golden age of American architecture comes this splendid survey, documenting scores of masterpieces built between 1900 and 1930. More than 260 illustrations include plans, sections, exterior and interior details, and photographs. A sampling of featured buildings include Lincoln Memorial, Bost...  read more
 


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From the golden age of American architecture comes this splendid survey, documenting scores of masterpieces built between 1900 and 1930. More than 260 illustrations include plans, sections, exterior and interior details, and photographs. A sampling of featured buildings include Lincoln Memorial, Boston Public Library, Tribune Tower, and Woolworth Building.
Reprint of Masterpieces of Architecture in the United States, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1930.

Product Details:

ISBN 10: 0486422313
ISBN 13: 9780486422312
Author/Editor: Edward Warren Hoak, Willis Humphrey Church
Format: Book
Page Count: 240
Dimensions: 9 x 12
Publication date: August 2002
Table of Contents: Click here to view the Table of Contents

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