LEADER 02478nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910784989203321 005 20230809225214.0 010 $a0-19-771144-8 010 $a1-280-53043-X 010 $a0-19-535186-X 010 $a1-4294-0135-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000407055 035 $a(EBL)271010 035 $a(OCoLC)133162230 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000105291 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11128850 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105291 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10101390 035 $a(PQKB)10743414 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL271010 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10142482 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL53043 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC271010 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000407055 100 $a19990113d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aArchitects to the nation $ethe rise and decline of the Supervising Architect's Office /$fAntoinette J. Lee ; with foreword by William Seale 210 1$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 336 pages) $cillustrations 311 0 $a0-19-512822-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 297-325) and index. 327 $aForeword; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Prelude; 2 No Blueprint for the New Nation, 1789-1851; 3 The Bureau of Construction and the Corps of Engineers, 1852-1865; 4 Alfred B. Mullett, 1866-1874; 5 The Supervising Architect's Office in the Gilded Age, 1875-1894; 6 The Tarsney Act, Its Passage and Postponement in Implementation, 1893-1896; 7 Proponents of ""Academic Classicism," 1895-1925; 8 The Public Buildings Program in Eras of Affluence and Depression, 1926-1939; Epilogue: 1940-Present; Notes; Index 330 $aThis text traces the evolution and accomplishments of the office, that from 1852 until 1939 held a virtual monopoly over federal building design. Among its more memorable buildings are New York City's neo-Renaissance customhouse, and the ancient adobe Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe. 606 $aPublic buildings$zUnited States$vDesigns and plans 615 0$aPublic buildings 676 $a725/.1/0973 700 $aLee$b Antoinette J$g(Antoinette Josephine)$01542264 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784989203321 996 $aArchitects to the nation$93794845 997 $aUNINA