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HOUSE STYLES - Georgian Colonial house style Spacious and comfortable, Georgian Colonial architecture reflected the rising ambition of a young country. It was the preferred housing style of the prosperous, and its features were reflected in the design of more humble dwellings. History and featu
Curriboo Plantation (USA) Curriboo Plantation is the name of an 18th century farming operation in South Carolina, in the southeastern United States.
Yin Yu Tang Chinese House Built two hundred years ago for a wealthy merchant in the Chinese village of Huang Cun, Yin Yu Tang is the first house brought from China to the United States. American and Chinese craftsmen worked side by side to disassemble and then reconstruct the
Archaeologist Biographies W Biographical sketches of modern and classical archaeologists beginning with the letter W, beginning with Alan J.B. Wace.
Archaeology Glossary: M Terms Archaeological terms from Maadi culture to Mycenae, Greece.
Becoming Corbusier: a recent exhibition traced the development of this seminal 20th-century figure from provincial designer to modern architectural master
"He lives in the extraordinary world of the acrobat" was how Le Corbusier referred to himself, describing his profession of architecture in My Work (published in 1960, five years before his death)....(Continue Reading) American spirit: from the Old Ship Meeting House to the Crystal Cathedral, churches reflect the country's core values - Architecture - Brief Article
In her new book, Churches, cultural historian Judith Dupre of Mamaroneck, N.Y., portrays 59 edifices from around the world, all on full-color plates ......(Continue Reading)18th century AD
Two 18th century bombe pieces are quite similar, although one bookcase is rococo and the other is neoclassical. Both were probably created in the same shop. Details of each piece are discussed and sho...(Continue Reading)Empire building: America's new fortress embassies are symbols of its power, writes Annabel Wharton
Monopoly, the most popular board game ever made, was invented and played in the US during the Depression as a protest against laissez-faire capitalism....(Continue Reading)Eighteenth-century Philadelphia case furniture at Stenton
James Logan (1674-1751), the learned secretary to William Penn (1644-1718), arrived in Philadelphia from England in 1699. By the 1720s, he had found ......(Continue Reading)
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