Product Description: These exceptional houses—distinguished by their classical style and artistic integrity—represent the highest level of design and craftsmanship, fashioned for historic taste. A return to classicism and traditional styles has been widely observed in the world of architecture and design, and the houses in this volume represent the finest examples of new design based on historical precedents...read more

Product Description: Thomas Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia is widely hailed as a masterpiece. It is his greatest architectural accomplishment, the summation of his quest for intellectual freedom. The story of the University encompasses the political and architectural worlds, as Jeffeson struggled against great opposition to establish a new type of educational institution...read more

An architectural tour of the Long Island grand estate commissioned by the imperious Katherine Duer Mackay evaluates the ways in which its extravagant grounds and décor reflected the religious disparities, class struggles, and social structures of the Gilded Era.

A comprehensive visual tour of some of the most historically significant landmark homes in America focuses on structures built between the seventeenth and twentieth centuries and includes coverage of such examples as Colonial Williamsburg's Governor's Palace, George Washington's Mt. Vernon, and Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. 10,000 first printing.

Product Description: Although individually and collectively Americans have many histories, the dominant view of our national past focuses on the colonial era. The reasons for this are many and complex, touching on stories of the country's origins and of the founding fathers, the privileged position in history granted the thirteen original colonies, and the ways in which the nation has adjusted to change and modernity...read more

Celebrates early American house forms from the late nineteenth century, documenting each style's application in commercial and government structures as well as suburban homes, in a tour of forty sample houses that covers historical and regional information, as well as the contributions of top style architects. 17,500 first printing.

Highlights major landmarks in each of the fifty states and the nation's capital and lists other important historic sites in each.

Product Description: Old Dominion's built environment has grown and changed extensively since its beginnings and the Buildings of Virginia reflects those changes. The book chronicles Williamsburg, a restored eighteenth-century town with the Governor's Palace and the Christopher Wren building...read more

Traces the history of the buildings, architecture, and statues of Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, and describes city preservation efforts and how the avenue reflects the residents' hopes and attitudes.

Product Description: Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States, felt that the founding and design of the University of Virginia in 1819 was his most lasting achievement. Jefferson's Academical Village centers on the Rotunda, the Lawn, and ten neoclassical Pavilions...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Thomas Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia is widely hailed as a masterpiece. It is his greatest architectural accomplishment, the summation of his quest for intellectual freedom. The story of the University encompasses the political and architectural worlds as Jefferson struggled against great opposition to establish a new type of educational institution...read more

Product Description: Book by Wilson, Richard Guy