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Building Early America: Proceedings of the Symposium Held at Philadelphia to Celebrate the 250th Birthday of the Carpenter's Company of the City & County of Philadelphia
Building Early America Proceedings of the Symposium Held at Philadelphia to Celebrate the 250th Birthday of the Carpenter's Company of the City County of Philadelphia Author:Charles E. Peterson This is the first comprehensive book ever compiled on the history of America's great building industry. Covers every aspect of the evolution of construction techniques stemming from the pre-Civil War era. Papers: A Thousand Years of Brit. Building; America's Wooden Age; 18th-Century Frame Houses of Tidewater, VA; Brick & Stone; Structural Iron &... more » Concrete; Roofing; Window Glass; Central Heating; Lighting; Building the Capitol; Preservation of Historic Monuments in the U.K.; Restoring three Cathedrals in the U.K.; The Restoration of Independence Hall; Restoring Jefferson's Univ.; Training Architects for Conservation in Britain; Canada Prepares for a Great Program; & The N.Y. State Historic Preservation Program. 100s of illustrations.« less