Nineteenth Century Home Architecture of Iowa City

Nineteenth Century Home Architecture of Iowa City
Author: Margaret N. Keyes
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1993-11-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0877453438

Newly expanded with over twenty new houses and twenty-five new photographs—plus a map that allows readers to explore Iowa City's historic neighborhoods! This silver anniversary edition of Margaret Keyes' 1967 classic will be required reading for all those fascinated by local history and by the development of architectural styles in the Midwest and for all those devoted to restoring and preserving historic houses.

The University of Iowa Guide to Campus Architecture, Second Edition

The University of Iowa Guide to Campus Architecture, Second Edition
Author: John Beldon Scott
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Total Pages: 371
Release: 2016-09-15
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1609384598

George L. Horner, University Architect and Planner, 1906-1981 -- Buildings -- Architects -- Chronology of Building Completion/Occupancy Dates -- Sculptures -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index

Nineteenth-Century Mormon Architecture and City Planning

Nineteenth-Century Mormon Architecture and City Planning
Author: C. Mark Hamilton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1995-11-09
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0195075056

This book is the first comprehensive study of nineteenth-century Mormon architecture and city planning. Professor Hamilton examines the doctrine of Zion, which led to an elaborate hierarchy of building types - temples, tabernacles, meetinghouses, tithing offices, priesthood halls and domestic dwellings. His account, augmented by 135 original and historical photographs, provides a fascinating example of how religious teachings and practices are expressed in planned communities and architectural forms.

Ozark Vernacular Houses

Ozark Vernacular Houses
Author: Jean Sizemore
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Total Pages: 259
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1557283109

Over 160 photographs, drawings, and maps provide examples of the four traditional Ozark house types and reveal the unity of a distinctive Arkansas culture that bears identity with all hill peoples. Of importance to architects, folklorists, cultural historians, and anyone interested in the Ozarks, this fascinating examination of the Ozark house is a way toward understanding the mind of the inhabitants and their entire way of life.

The Iowa Catalog

The Iowa Catalog
Author: Historic American Buildings Survey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1979
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised)

A Field Guide to American Houses (Revised)
Author: Virginia Savage McAlester
Publisher: Knopf
Total Pages: 881
Release: 2015-11-10
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0375710825

The fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses. This revised edition includes a section on neighborhoods; expanded and completely new categories of house styles with photos and descriptions of each; an appendix on "Approaches to Construction in the 20th and 21st Centuries"; an expanded bibliography; and 600 new photographs and line drawings.

Des Moines Architecture & Design

Des Moines Architecture & Design
Author: Jay Pridmore
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2015
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1626199752

Des Moines boasts a remarkable architectural portfolio rich in depth and quality. The town drew wide attention in the nineteenth century with structures like the Iowa State Capitol and the Terrace Hill mansion. Des Moines embraced the City Beautiful movement in the twentieth century and became home to well-known work by Eliel and Eero Saarinen, notably the city's innovative Art Center. A contemporary architectural renaissance produced lauded landmarks like the Meredith Headquarters, the Des Moines Public Library and the John and Mary Pappajohn Sculpture Park. Author Jay Pridmore crafts an illustrated survey of the architecture and design of Iowa's largest city.