C. Architecture: Special

2561. Broderick, Robert C. Historic churches of the United States. Drawings by Virginia Broderick. New York, W. Funk [1958] 262 p. 58–7142 NA5205.B7

A study of notable church buildings currently in use, ranging from early Spanish missions to recent examples of contemporary architecture. The author provides a brief history of each church, describes the circumstances regarding its planning and construction, and notes unusual or especially beautiful features. Photographs of many of the churches enhance the text. Intended for the general reader, this survey contains little technical information. An intensive study of a subject of more limited scope is provided by Edmund W. Sinnott in Meetinghouse & Church in Early New England (New York, McGraw-Hill [1963] 243 p.); a "Check List of New England Meetinghouses and Churches Built by 1830 and Still Standing" is appended. The Colonial Houses of Worship in America, Built in the English Colonies Before the Republic, 1607–1789, and Still Standing (New York, Hastings House [1964, c1963] 574 p.), by Harold W. Rose, has numerous photographs.

2562. Burnham, Alan, ed. New York landmarks; a study & index of architecturally notable structures in greater New York. Middletown, Corm., Published under the auspices of the Municipal Art Society of New York by the Wesleyan University Press [1963] 430 p. 63–17794 NA735.N5B8. Bibliography: p. 391–412.

A pictorial study based on the "Index of Architecturally Notable Structures in Greater New York" compiled by the Committee on Historical Architecture of the Municipal Art Society of New York. Full-page photographs of 148 buildings (none later than 1930) are presented, together with small maps and short descriptive annotations. Chicago’sFamous Buildings; a Photographic Guide to the City’s Architectural Landmarks and Other Notable Buildings ( [Chicago] University of Chicago Press [1965] 230 p.), edited by Arthur S. Siegel, contains photographs and plans of notable buildings selected by the Commission on Architectural Landmarks of Chicago, ranging from the oldest-known building ( 1836) still standing to the skyscrapers of the 1960’s.

2563. Condit, Carl W. The .Chicago school of architecture; a history of commercial and public building in the Chicago area, 1875–1925. Chicago, University of Chicago Press [1964] xviii, 238 p. 196 illus. 64–13287 NA735.C4C6 1964. Bibliography: p. 221–225.

A revised and greatly enlarged edition of the author’s 1952 work, The Rise of the Skyscraper, no. 5705 in the 1960 Guide. Part of the new material concerns the development of the second generation of Chicago architects after World War I.

2564. Maass, John. The gingerbread age; a view of Victorian America. New York, Rinehart [1957] 212 p. 57–7370 NA710.M3

Includes bibliography.

A sympathetic treatment of the Victorian architecture which flourished between 1837 and 1876. Dividing buildings into three distinct styles, Gothic, Italianate, and Mansardic, the author maintains that beneath the ornate decoration lay a strength of design and construction almost unknown today. Drawings and photographs illustrate his thesis. A prefatory chapter on manners, furnishings, and dress reveals a close stylistic relationship between architecture and other arts of the period.

2565. McCoy, Esther. Five California architects. New York, Reinhold Pub. Corp. [1960] 200 p. illus. 60–10551 NA730.C2M3

Although California architects have worked in a variety of styles, nearly all have been noted for a natural and human approach, contrasting sharply with the more austere designs of Mies van der Rohe and Gropius. In this volume, the author discusses the work of Bernard Maybeck, Irving Gill, Charles and Henry Greene, and R. M. Schindler, all of whom have died in recent years. Characterizing the five as innovators who first conceived of many of the principles and methods which are standard today, she analyzes their most important structures and their influence on contemporary styles.

2566. Pratt, Dorothy, and Richard Pratt. The treasury of early American homes. New, rev. and enl. ed. New York, Hawthorn Books [1959] 144 p. col. illus. 59–12178 NA7205.P685

An updated edition of no. 5722 in the 1960 Guide, The Second Treasury of Early American Homes (New York, Hawthorn Books. 143 p.), by the same authors, was also reissued in a revised and enlarged form in 1959. Arnold Nicholson’s American Houses in History (New York, Viking Press [1965] 260 p. A Studio book) reflects the rich and varied heritage of the builders: Spaniards, Englishmen, Dutchmen, Germans, and Swedes. Henry L. Williams and Ottalie K. Williams present a popular account in A Guide to Old American Houses, 1700–1900 (New York, A. S. Barnes [1962] 168 p.).

2567. Williamsburg architectural studies. [Williamsburg, Va., Colonial Williamsburg, 1958–60] 2 v. illus. 58–3504 NA735.W5W47

CONTENTS.—v. 1 The public buildings of Williamsburg, colonial capital of Virginia; an architectural history, by Marcus Whiffen.—[v. 2] The eighteenth-century houses of Williamsburg; a study of architecture and building in the colonial capital of Virginia, by Marcus Whiffen.

Studies prepared by the architectural historian of Colonial Williamsburg and based on research conducted for the restoration project. In volume one the author concentrates on the construction of the public buildings, their relation to contemporary English architecture, and their influence on architectural design in Virginia. He briefly summarizes their history from the time of the removal of the capital to Richmond in 1780 to their reconstruction after 1928. Volume two is an examination of existing houses on the basis of external evidence and building practices known to have been prevalent in Virginia at the time. Building materials, methods, and design are discussed, and descriptions and pictures of 32 of the restored houses are offered.

2568. Wright, Frank Lloyd. Writings and buildings. Selected by Edgar Kaufmann and Ben Raeburn. [New York] Horizon Press [1960] 346 p. 60–8166 NA737.W7A48 19602

Considered by many as this country’s greatest modern architect, Wright (1869–1959) has been the subject of numerous biographical and critical surveys. This volume contains selections from his many published writings, including An Autobiography (1932), A Testament (1957), and various articles and speeches revealing the development of his ideas. Accompanying the text are photographs of such notable buildings as the Coonley House, the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, the Price Tower, and the Guggenheim Museum, a geographical list of structures completed between 1893 and 1959 and still standing in 1960 (p. 333–346), and plans and sketches for many unexecuted projects. Wright’sDrawings for a Living Architecture (New York, Published for the Bear Run Foundation and the Edgar J. Kaufmann Charitable Foundation by Horizon Press, 1959. 255p.) features many reproductions in color. Frank Lloyd Wright: [v. 1] To 1910: The First Golden Age (New York, Reinhold [1958] 227 p.), by Grant C. Manson, is the first volume of a projected three-volume biography.