The buildings of main street
Subtitle: a guide to American commercial architecture
By: Richard Longstreth
Edition: Updated ed
Series: American Association for State and Local History book series
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Walnut Creek, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
Subjects: Commercial buildings -- United States; Architecture -- United States -- 19th century; Architecture -- United States -- 20th century
Description: "As varied as America's downtowns are, often a single image comes to mind when Main Street is mentioned: small-scale Victorian buildings with elaborate cornices and tall, arched windows. In truth, Main Street offers as rich a spectrum of buildings as any other place in the American landscape. This ground-breaking book is the first to classify these structures, not on the usual basis of style, but as parts of a common language of buildings designed to meet business and urban needs."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Originally published: Washington, D.C. : Preservation Press, c1987

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-145) and index