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Author Reynolds, Donald M.

Title The architecture of New York City : histories and views of important structures, sites, and symbols / by Donald Martin Reynolds
Edition Revised edition
Published New York : J. Wiley, [1994]
©1994

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 WATERFT ART&ARCH  720.97471 Rey/Aon 1994  AVAILABLE
Description xiii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents 1. Seventeenth Century: Dutch Beginnings -- 2. Eighteenth Century: Georgian Architecture and a Revolution -- 3. The Federal Style -- 4. Nineteenth Century: Greek Revival -- 5. Temples of Commerce and Houses of Industry -- 6. Churches: From Temple Fronts to Statue Columns -- 7. Cast-Iron Buildings, Their Legacy, and the Palazzo Style -- 8. The Tallest Building in the World, 1913-30: The Woolworth Building -- 9. Fashionable Dwellings -- 10. Theaters -- 11. The New York Port Comes of Age -- 12. Art Deco Skyscrapers -- 13. Rockefeller Center: Innovation in Urban Planning -- 14. Graves, Gardens, and Parks -- 15. The Picturesque Point of View: Fonthill Castle, Firehouses, and the Seventh Regiment Armory -- 16. "O Harp and Altar": The Brooklyn Bridge
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-384) and index
Subject Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York.
Architecture -- New York (State) -- New York.
Architecture, Modern -- New York (State) -- New York.
Buildings -- New York (N.Y.)
Buildings -- New York (State) -- New York.
Symbolism in architecture -- New York (N.Y.)
Symbolism in architecture -- New York (State) -- New York.
SUBJECT New York (N.Y.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008116320
New York (State) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80126293 -- Buildings, structures, etc. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99004820
LC no. 94005705
ISBN 0471014397 (paper)