num_pages: 120
description: Have you ever been intrigued by a beautiful building and wondered when it was built? Identifying American Architecture provides the answer to such questions in a concise handbook perfect for preservationists, architects, students and tourists alike. With 214 photographs from the Historic American Buildings Survey, it allows readers to associate real buildings with architectural styles, elements and orders. Identifying American Architecture was designed to be used, carried about and kept handy for frequent reference. Every photograph is keyed to an explanatory legend pointing out characteristic features of each building's style.
language: English
title: Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945
titlecomplete: Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945
genres: Reference, Architecture, History
ratings_count: 19
publisher: Amer Academy of Political &