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| Genre/Form: | Biography |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Brown, Gordon S., 1936- Incidental architect. Athens : Published for the U.S. Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, c2009 (OCoLC)620198459 |
| Named Person: | William Thornton |
| Material Type: | Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gordon S Brown; William Thornton |
| ISBN: | 9780821418628 0821418629 9780821418635 0821418637 |
| OCLC Number: | 269282211 |
| Description: | xii, 141 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | An incidental architect -- "A little genius at everything" -- The government comes to town -- A community germinates -- Cultural amenities emerge -- The Dolley Madison effect -- Phoenix -- "This seat of science, the muses, and of pleasure" -- "A very singular character" -- Appendix: Biographical sketches of early Washington cultural leaders. |
| Series Title: | Perspectives on the art and architectural history of the United States Capitol. |
| Other Titles: | William Thornton and the cultural life of early Washington, D.C., 1794-1828 |
| Responsibility: | Gordon S. Brown. |
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- Thornton, William, -- 1759-1828.
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- New Architecture Books (UI Library), March 2010(48 items)
by khenrich updated 2010-04-14
