Waxahachie Architecture Guidebook
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Author | : Ellen Beasley |
Publisher | : Texas Christian University Press |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2020-08-28 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780875657448 |
This fully illustrated volume explores the exceptional architectural legacy of Waxahachie, Texas. Beginning with the landmark Ellis County Courthouse designed by James Riely Gordon, the guidebook documents residential, commercial, and institutional buildings--both large and small--as well as the individuals who designed, built, and owned them. Styles, forms, architects, builders, owners, and occupants are identified and described, giving insight not only into the town's architectural riches and building culture, but also into its economic and social history. The authors offer new documentation for many buildings through their use of original sources, including early newspapers and mechanics' liens, and an extensive knowledge of the period design books that were so popular with Waxahachie lumberyards. Concentrating on the downtown and the older neighborhoods, the Waxahachie Architecture Guidebook is an invaluable resource for visitors, curious residents, and anyone studying the buildings and architecture of Texas.
Author | : Kathryn E. O'Rourke |
Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
Total Pages | : 401 |
Release | : 2024-05-07 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1477328920 |
"The idea for this book came about when architectural historian Kathryn O'Rourke and architect / photographer Ben Koush collaborated on a piece on postmodern architecture for Texas Architect. The two enjoyed working together--with O'Rourke writing and Koush providing visuals--and, together with UTP, developed the framework for a similarly rich, book-length treatment of modern architecture in Texas. Conceived to be accessible to a general readership, this project explores in photographs and words approximately fifty years of Texas modern architecture, from the 1930s to the 1980s. As O'Rourke writes, "In this period, modern architecture and Texas grew and changed at an astonishing pace. The state became a significant force in national and international affairs, chiefly as a consequence of the oil industry and the presence of politically powerful Texans in Washington, D.C. Major buildings, many designed by regionally and nationally-prominent architects, followed the money in the state as the influence and image of Texas grew. Relentless ambition, a forward-looking attitude, and a strong sense of place combined to make Texans particularly receptive to modern architecture's implication of newness, its future-oriented image, and its capacity to reinterpret historical forms in novel ways." While many books on Texas architecture focus on one building type (residential architecture, courthouses, and so on), this project adopts a broader lens. A dozen chapters presented under four thematic headings explore buildings through a variety of frameworks--there are the inescapable forces of heat and money, essential functions like caregiving and government, and groupings for leisure and multi-building sites such as museums and campuses. In each of these sections, the authors present a "constellation" of buildings, with one central example and several supporting ones. So, for instance, the "God" chapter presents O'Neil Ford's Little Chapel in the Woods in Denton as its main building, alongside the Antioch Baptist Church in San Antonio and the Congregation Rodef Shalom in Waco. This sort of geographical diversity, with big cities sitting alongside smaller and lesser studied places, runs through the volume as a whole"--
Author | : Kathryn E. Eriksen |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738571751 |
Photographs depicting the history of Waxahachie, Tex.
Author | : Waxahachie Daily Light |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 89 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Waxahachie (Tex.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Margaret Culbertson |
Publisher | : Texas A&M University Press |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780890968635 |
"In addition to identifying design sources actually used in Texas, Culbertson provides personal background information on several of the original owners, many of whom were prosperous and respected members of their communities. By providing such contextual information about the houses and their owners, Culbertson shows that using designs published in magazines and catalogues was socially and culturally acceptable during this period." "The book closes with an in-depth look at the use of published designs in one particular community, Waxahachie, and the place of these houses within the community and in the lives of their original owners."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Waxahachie (Tex.). Citizens National Bank |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : Ellis County (Tex.) |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Nancy H. Dunton |
Publisher | : Douglas & McIntyre |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781553653462 |
A Guidebook to Contemporary Architecture of Montreal showcases 65 important, and in some cases award-winning, buildings in this vibrant city. These are structures that have changed how architecture is thought of in Montreal, inpired transformations in neighborhoods around them, used materials innovatively, or been built with notable economy. A two-page spread covers each project, with a concise descriptive text alongside photos, drawings, and floor plans. Each building is presented by quarter or neighborhood, encouraging readers to develop their own self-guided walking tours. The front and back flaps fold out into maps to guide visitors through the highlighted quartiers.
Author | : Rex Zedrick Howard |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 360 |
Release | : 1954 |
Genre | : Automobile travel |
ISBN | : |
Authentic information about the wonders of Texas.
Author | : Roy R. Barkley |
Publisher | : Texas State Historical Assn |
Total Pages | : 1096 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Presents a historical survey of Texas from prehistoric times to 2001, followed by alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on various aspects of the history and culture of the state, including profiles of major communities, and biographies of over five hundred notable Texans,
Author | : Ronnie C. Tyler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1190 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
A reference guide to the history of Texas, including biographical sketches of notable individuals, histories of events, themes, counties, cities, and towns, and descriptions of physical features, with attention to the roles of women and minority groups.