Title Old Capitol : portrait of an Iowa landmark / by Margaret N. Keyes

Edition 1st ed Published Iowa City, Iowa : University of Iowa Press, 1988

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 171 pages) Series A Bur oak original Bur oak original. Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Territorial and Statehood Years, 1842-1857; 2. The University Years, 1857-1970; 3. The Rehabilitation, 1921-1924; 4. The Architectural Restoration, 1970-1976; 5. The Interior; 6. The Dedication; Epilogue; Appendix A: Old Capitol Restoration Committee; Appendix B: University Student Involvement; Appendix C: Old Capitol Dedication Program; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index Summary Built between 1839 and 1842, the domed structure of Iowa City's Old Capitol served as the third territorial capitol and the first state capitol of Iowa. In 1857, when the state government was moved to Des Moines, Old Capitol became the first building of the new University of Iowa. It remains today the centerpiece of this handsome campus. The story of its history and restoration, told in this elegantly illustrated book, is an intriguing account of historical architectural detection. Using primary sources, including manuscripts, vouchers, account books, newspaper stories, correspondence, a Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-164) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Subject Old Capitol (Iowa City, Iowa) University of Iowa -- Buildings -- Conservation and restoration SUBJECT Old Capitol (Iowa City, Iowa) fast University of Iowa fast Subject Architecture, Modern -- 19th century -- Conservation and restoration -- Iowa -- Iowa City Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Iowa -- Iowa City ARCHITECTURE -- Buildings -- Public, Commercial & Industrial. ARCHITECTURE -- General. Architecture -- Conservation and restoration Architecture, Modern -- Conservation and restoration Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration SUBJECT Iowa City (Iowa) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Conservation and restoration Subject Iowa -- Iowa City Form Electronic book ISBN 1587291231 9781587291234

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