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Publish Date
2009
Publisher
Published for the U.S. Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press,
Ohio University Press
Language
English
Pages
192
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Subjects
Architects, Biography, Intellectual life, Architects, biography, United states, intellectual lifePeople
William Thornton (1759-1828)Places
United States, Washington (D.C.)Times
18th century, 19th centuryEdition | Availability |
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Incidental architect: William Thornton and the cultural life of early Washington, D.C., 1794-1828
2009, Published for the U.S. Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, Ohio University Press
in English
- 1st ed.
0821418629 9780821418628
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Book Details
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Foreword
Preface
1. An incidental architect
2. "A little genius at everything"
3. The government comes to town
4. A community germinates
5. Cultural amenities emerge
6. The Dolley Madison effect
7. Phoenix
8. "This seat of science, the muses, and of pleasure"
9. "A very singular character"
Appendix. Biographical sketches of early Washington cultural leaders
Bibliographic note.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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