Masterpieces of American Architecture

From the golden age of American architecture comes this splendid survey, documenting scores of masterpieces built between 1900 and 1930. More than 260 illustrations include plans, sections, exterior and interior details, and photographs. A sampling of featured buildings include Lincoln Memorial, Boston Public Library, Tribune Tower, and Woolworth Building.

Foreword

v

Preface

1

(6)

Paul P. Cret

PART I - MEMORIALS

The Lincoln Memorial

7

(10)

D. C. Henry Bacon

The Liberty Memorial

17

(12)

H. Van Buren Magonigle

PART II - MUSEUMS

The Detroit Institute of Arts

29

(14)

Paul P. Cret

Zantzinger

The Building for the Freer Collection

43

(14)

Charles A. Platt

PART III - LIBRARIES

The Boston Public Library

57

(12)

The Public Library Building

69

(12)

Paul P. Cret

Zantzinger

The Detroit Public Library

81

(14)

Cass Gilbert

PART IV - CHURCHES

The Church of St. Vincent Ferrer

95

(10)

Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue

The Madison Square Presbyterian Church

105

(10)

PART V - PUBLIC BUILDINGS

The Nebraska State Capitol

115

(12)

Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue

The Pan-American Union Building

127

(12)

Albert Kelsey

Paul P. Cret

The Temple of the Scottish Rite

139

(14)

John Russell Pope

PART VI - HOTELS

The Shelton Hotel

153

(14)

Arthur Loomis Harmon

The Hotel Traymore

167

(16)

PART VII - OFFICE BUILDINGS

The Barclay-Vesey Building

183

(12)

The Bush Building

195

(10)

The Tribune Tower

205

(10)

John Mead Howells

Raymond M. Hood

The Woolworth Building

215

Cass Gilbert

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