Gilchrist, Agnes Addison — William Strickland, Architect and Engineer, 1788-1854

New York, Da Capo Press, 1969. Reprint Edition. Hardcover. Light green cloth boards with black lettering; brown DJ with green lettering and illustration; 312 pp.; illustrations. "William Strickland -- architect, engineer, engraver -- was an outstanding exponent of the Greek Revival in America. A disciple of Benjamin H. Latrobe, one of the originators of the movement, Strickland learned early to discipline his taste to the severe harmonies of Grecian architecture. As he matured, he became more and more of an artistic purist -- a fact illustrated by the contrast between his first building, the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia, and his later, coldly severe Customs House, which is still standing in that city." -- DJ. Good (Boards are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged/discolored.; textblock edges are edgeworn/scuffed/smudged; interior is clean; binding is solid.)/Good- (Dj is edgeworn/scuffed/smudged.).