"Few nineteenth-century architects ventured far from the pattern-book styles of their time. One architect not constrained by tradition was the Irish-born American Henry Howard, who started as a carpenter and stair builder in 1836 New York and arrived in New Orleans the following year, soon establishing a reputation for distinctive designs that blended American and European trends. His career gained momentum as he went on to design [a] ... diverse portfolio of ... residences and civic buildings in New Orleans and its ...
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"Few nineteenth-century architects ventured far from the pattern-book styles of their time. One architect not constrained by tradition was the Irish-born American Henry Howard, who started as a carpenter and stair builder in 1836 New York and arrived in New Orleans the following year, soon establishing a reputation for distinctive designs that blended American and European trends. His career gained momentum as he went on to design [a] ... diverse portfolio of ... residences and civic buildings in New Orleans and its environs"--Amazon.com.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. 12.2 x 9.3 x 1.4. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Princeton Architectural Press, Princeton, NJ 2015. Signed by Author on Title page. First Edition. 1st Printing. 352 pages. Nice Firm Clean copy! Size: 12.2 x 9.3 x 1.4. Signed Architecture: Architecture General Architecture: Historic Buildings Biography 6040L.
