{"product_id":"9780817311346","title":"Historic Architecture in Alabama: A Guide to Styles and Types, 1810-1930","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated and concisely organized, this architectural guide provides an invaluable resource for those interested in the study, appreciation, and preservation of the state's architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Gamble outlines in detail the primary architectural currents\u003cbr\u003e and styles that have surfaced in Alabama over the years and defined the\u003cbr\u003e state's built landscape. The structures and styles, all well-illustrated,\u003cbr\u003e range from folk houses and early settlement buildings to railway terminals,\u003cbr\u003e churches, libraries, municipal and university buildings, palatial private\u003cbr\u003e mansions, and modest homes. Structures from every period and every major\u003cbr\u003e stylistic era—Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Romanesque\u003cbr\u003e and Mission Revival, and the Richardsonian—are documented meticulously,\u003cbr\u003e along with examples of early—Modern buildings, including Alabama's only\u003cbr\u003e Frank Lloyd Wright structure and skyscrapers from the Chicago school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than 200 photographs, supplemented by\u003cbr\u003e sketches, plans, and etchings, provide the general reader and the design\u003cbr\u003e professional with images of Alabama architecture in all its variety and\u003cbr\u003e range. Many illustrations offer rare views of buildings long since demolished.\u003cbr\u003e A substantial glossary of architectural terms and a thorough bibliography\u003cbr\u003e enhance this standard sure to be welcomed anew by any lover of old buildings,\u003cbr\u003e whether weekend rambler or serious student.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert S. Gamble\u003c\/b\u003e is State Architectural Historian for the Alabama\u003cbr\u003e Historical Commission and the author, with Chip Cooper and Harry Knopke,\u003cbr\u003e of \u003ci\u003eSilent in the Land\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1989 Gamble was awarded the prestigious\u003cbr\u003e Antoinette Forrester Downing Award by the Society of Architectural Historians\u003cbr\u003e for excellence in a published survey of historic buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016739406064,"sku":"9780817311346","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780817311346_p0.jpg?v=1769910078","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780817311346","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}