Altogether American Robert Mills, Architect and Engineer, 1781-1855

Name: Altogether American Robert Mills, Architect and Engineer, 1781-1855
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ISBN: 9780195080193

ISBN-10: 019508019X

ISBN-13: 9780195080193

Edition: 1994

Authors: Rhodri Windsor Liscombe

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The career of Robert Mills (1781-1855) provides a fascinating account of the beginnings of an independent American architecture--Mills described himself as "altogether American"--and of the socio-political and cultural development of the Republic prior to the Civil War. Although a Southerner by birth, Mills espoused abolitionist and enlightened views, in part learned from his chief mentors Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin H. Latrobe. He actively promoted the establishment of national artistic institutions and published on a variety of issues, particularly transportation. The range of Mills's interests matched the typological and geographical breadth of his practice. He executed commissions…

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List price: $49.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/24/1994
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 7.31" wide x 10.38" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English