Building America: The Life of Benjamin Henry Latrobe

by Jean H Baker

Book Overview

An English migr who became America's first professional architect, Benjamin Henry Latrobe put his stamp on the built landscape of the new republic. Latrobe contributed to such iconic structures as the south wing of the US Capitol building, the White House, and the Navy Yard. He created some of the early republic's greatest neoclassical interiors, including the Statuary Hall and the Senate, House, and Supreme Court Chambers.

As a young man,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190696451
• ISBN13: 9780190696450
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"