Presidio, mission, and pueblo
Subtitle: Spanish architecture and urbanism in the United States
By: James Early.
Edition: 1st Southern Methodist University Press ed.
Publisher: Southern Methodist University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Dallas
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Architecture, Spanish Colonial -- Southwestern States
Description: The author surveys the Spanish architecture of Florida, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Arizona, and California prior to 1846 and offers an assessment of Hispanic architecture in the following years; describing the forms and styles of churches, forts, simple houses, and other structures; while shedding light on the social contexts within which they were built. In addition to numerous black and white photographs, 16 color plates show examples of the structures discussed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.