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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Virginia Press
ISBN-100813949467
ISBN-139780813949468
eBay Product ID (ePID)20058369472
Product Key Features
Number of Pages278 Pages
Publication NameRow House in Washington, DC : a History
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory / General
Publication Year2023
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaArchitecture
AuthorAlison K. Hoagland
FormateBook
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Length9 in
Item Width7 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
eBook FormatUnspecified,Portable Document Format,EPUB
ReviewsAn entirely original contribution to the field, both specifically to Washington, DC, and to the larger investigation of row houses in American cities. Hoagland has succeeded in outlining the history and development of the Washington row house and placing it within a social framework. This book opens up avenues of research, specifically dealing with architects, builders, and the social evolution of row houses that have not been well trod previously in any city.
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23/eng/20220824
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal728/.31209753
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments List of Abbreviations Chronology Introduction 1. Six Plans 2. Constraints 3. Facades 4. Health and Comfort 5. Buying and Selling 6. Owning and Renting Epilogue Appendix: Building Regulations, 1791 Note on Sources Notes Index
SynopsisWith The Row House in Washington, DC , the architectural historian and preservationist Alison Hoagland turns the lucid prose style and keen analytical skill that characterize all her scholarship to the subject of the Washington row house., With The Row House in Washington, DC , the architectural historian and preservationist Alison Hoagland turns the lucid prose style and keen analytical skill that characterize all her scholarship to the subject of the Washington row house. Row houses have long been an important component of the housing stock of many major American cities, predominantly sheltering the middle classes comprising clerks, tradespeople, and artisans. In Washington, with its plethora of government workers, they are the dominant typology of the historical city. Hoagland identifies six principal row house types--two-room, L-shaped, three-room, English-basement, quadrant, and kitchen-forward--and documents their wide-ranging impact, as sources of income and statements of attainment as well as domiciles for nuclear families or boarders, homeowners or renters, long tenancy or short stays. Through restrictive covenants on some house sales, they also illustrate the pervasive racism that has haunted the city. This topical study demonstrates at once the distinctive character of the Washington row house and the many similarities it shares with row houses in other mid-Atlantic cities. In a broader sense, it also shows how urban dwellers responded to a challenging concatenation of spatial, regulatory, financial, and demographic limitations, providing a historical model for new, innovative designs. Publication of this volume was assisted by a grant from Furthermore: a program of the J. M. Kaplan Fund.
