Georgetown Houses of the Federal Period: Washington, DC 1780-1830.
New York: Architectural Book Publishing Co., 1944. First edition. Original Cloth. Octavo, pp. 130, endpaper maps, bibliography, maps, and b/w photos included. Analysis of notable Federal style Georgetown dwellings. Includes many illustrations and a walking tour itinerary. List of existing structures built before 1825. Very Good in Very Good DJ. Item #21615
Sooner or later, most Americans have (or make) some occasion to visit Washington. That is as it should be. Sooner or later too, most of those drawn to Washington become aware of Georgetown, that unique square mile where shady streets lead one past old houses which often look much as they did when Washington and Jefferson passed by. In this book, one finds memorials, not infrequently built by these very men to be their own homes. On and in these old homes are messages. Just as they stand, they are sermons on architecture; on all the arts of gracious living; on what constitutes the good life; the sound society. Perhaps this book may help you to read these wordless messages, to hear these silent sermons. In any case, you will enjoy its pictures and stories and because of it, you will the more appreciate the old town.
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