Download or read book Connecticut Architecture written by Christopher Wigren and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connecticut boasts some of the oldest and most distinctive architecture in New England, from Colonial churches and Modernist houses to refurbished nineteenth-century factories. The state’s history includes landscapes of small farmsteads, country churches, urban streets, tobacco sheds, quiet maritime villages, and town greens, as well as more recent suburbs and corporate headquarters. In his guide to this rich and diverse architectural heritage, Christopher Wigren introduces readers to 100 places across the state. Written for travelers and residents alike, the book features buildings visible from the road. Featuring more than 200 illustrations, the book is organized thematically. Sections include concise entries that treat notable buildings, neighborhoods, and communities, emphasizing the importance of the built environment and its impact on our sense of place. The text highlights key architectural features and trends and relates buildings to the local and regional histories they represent. There are suggestions for further reading and a helpful glossary of architectural terms A project of the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation, the book reflects more than 30 years of fieldwork and research in statewide architectural survey and National Register of Historic Places programs.
Download or read book Connecticut Valley Vernacular written by James F. O'Gorman and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2002-07-31 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, O'Gorman treats both the people and the sheds with the respect and admiration their precarious presence requires."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book The Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut written by John Frederick Kelly and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1963-01-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Very thorough examination of style, construction; many measured drawings. 150 houses, 1650 to 1800. 434 illustrations. 210 pages of text.
Download or read book Gervase Wheeler written by Renée Tribert and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gervase Wheeler was an English-born architect who designed such important American works as the Henry Boody House in Brunswick, Maine; the Patrick Barry House in Rochester, New York; and the chapels at Bowdoin and Williams colleges. But he was perhaps best known as the author of two influential architecture books, Rural Homes (1851) and Homes for the People (1855). Yet Wheeler has remained a little known, enigmatic figure. Renée Tribert and James F. O’Gorman’s study sheds new light on the course of Wheeler’s career in the states, and brings crucial issues to the fore—the international movement of ideas, the development of the American architectural profession, the influence of architectural publications on popular taste, and social history as expressed in the changing nature of the American house. Wheeler’s career is traced chronologically and geographically and the book is lavishly illustrated with over fifty images, including building plans and historical photographs.
Download or read book The Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut written by John Frederick Kelly and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Early Connecticut Houses written by Norman Morrison Isham and published by Constable. This book was released on 1900 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut written by Frederick J. Kelly and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Classic Greenwich Houses written by Charles F. Hilton and published by The Monacelli Press, LLC. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elegant and welcoming houses in bucolic settings by Charles Hilton, a leading traditional architect in Greenwich. This book presents nine spectacular houses, each responding to an equally spectacular site. They are the work of Charles Hilton, a leading traditional architect in Greenwich, Connecticut, whose firm has been honored with multiple regional and national awards including Palladio and Stanford White awards. As an architect, Hilton is committed to designing imaginative buildings that inspire and delight and to creating a humanistic architecture that embodies the aspirations of his clients. He works in traditional vocabularies--principally Georgian, Beaux-Arts and shingle style--with exquisite classical detailing, but his houses are also completely contemporary in incorporating state-of-the-art technology and sustainable design. As he observes, "Our clients rely on our creativity and ingenuity to create houses that honor tradition, while seamlessly integrating modern amenities essential for contemporary living." Hilton has practiced in Greenwich for more than thirty years, and he is completely fluent with its rich and diverse architectural heritage. This means that his houses, while meticulously detailed and impressive, are also beautifully integrated into the panoramic waterfronts, rolling lawns and rustic back-country landscapes that are characteristic of Greenwich and the surrounding countryside.
Download or read book The Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut written by John Frederick Kelly and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Litchfield Style written by Annie Kelly and published by Rizzoli International Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features the decorative interiors and gardens of homes in Litchfield County, Connectinut, which include farmhouses and Federal style buildings.
Download or read book The Early Domestic Architecture of Connecticut With Illustrations written by John Frederick KELLY and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secret Connecticut A Guide to the Weird Wonderful and Obscure written by Anastasia Mills Healy and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-03-15 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that there’s a Connecticut hotel room with a real helicopter inside? Can you guess who inspired the character of Indiana Jones, who was president before George Washington, and who flew before the Wright Brothers? Find the state’s most interesting and offbeat stories in Secret Connecticut: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure. Are you interested in taking a safari or racing a chariot? Had you ever heard that Martin Luther King Jr. spent two summers in Connecticut? Included are more than eighty engaging stories that provide insight into one of America’s oldest states. Inside are tales of pirates, an underground prison, and a possessed doll. Aren’t you curious about the spectacular stained glass church that was unknowingly built in the shape of a fish by a famous architect? From the world’s smallest Native American reservation to professionally coiffed cows and a replica of Marie Antoinette’s palace, you’ll find intrigue around every corner of this small but surprising state. Author Anastasia Mills Healy brings to life the long history of intriguing people, places, and events that will fascinate even life long residents of Connecticut.
Download or read book New Haven a Guide to Architecture and Urban Design written by Elizabeth Mills Brown and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen tours of the city for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists and information on cultural history accompany captioned photographs of more than five hundred buildings.
Download or read book Modern Connecticut Homes and Homecrafts written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Barns of Connecticut written by Markham Starr and published by Wesleyan University Press. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring more than 100 stunning full-color photographs along with helpful diagrams and historic photos, Barns of Connecticut captures both the iconic and the unique, including historic and noteworthy barns. The book discusses the importance of barns to Connecticut agriculture across our state and up to the present day. Markham Starr’s Barns of Connecticut offers a lovely introduction to the architectural, functional, and agricultural roles these structures played in early Connecticut. Through text and color photographs, it tells a story of change and continuity. From the earliest colonial structures to the low steel buildings of modern dairy farms, barns have adapted to meet the needs of each generation; they’ve stored wheat, hay, and tobacco, and housed farm animals and dairy cows. These enduring structures display the optimism, ingenuity, hard work, and practicality of the people who tend land and livestock throughout the state.
Download or read book Essence of Architecture in East Haddam Expressions of a Connecticut River Town written by George Fellner and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a cornucopia of architectural expressions throughout East Haddam, a quintessential Connecticut River town, presenting a multiplicity of historical architectural styles and building types. An introductory discussion about historical roots, geological and geographical factors, work and manufacturing, along with hospitality and tourism helps to set the stage. The exploratory essays of each subject, complemented with photographs, describe architectural style characteristics, history, and associated people. Ultimately, the intent is to offer the reader an opportunity to experience the essence of East Haddam's architecture as well as to gain a plethora of understanding and insights regarding place, history, and humanity.
Download or read book Architecture and Town Planning in Colonial Connecticut written by Anthony N. B. Garvan and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
