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The Baltimore Rowhouse
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by Charles Belfoure and Mary Ellen Hayward
Sales Rank : 266197
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press February 1, 2001
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1568982836
ISBN-13: 978-1568982830
Product Dimensions:
8.8 x 6 x 0.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Product Review
"But just when it may seem that no one respects rowhouses anymore, along comes a book that reminds us what they've meant to the city - and why they're worth celebratingFor a bleaker look at the fate of the rowhouse, readers will have to look elsewhere. As Baltimore grapples with the issues of 'undercrowding' and abandonment, other voices are sure to weigh in. By taking such a serious and authoritative looks at the Baltimore rowhouse - and finding so much positive to report - Hayward and Belfoure have made a valuable contribution to the debate." -- The Baltimore Sun
"Excellent and extensive study of the American row-house." -- Choice, February 2000
"With her light touch, Busch--at once learned and unpretentious--takes you through a tour of homes and homemaking that is rich in history and sumptuously detailed. 'Dining Room' tells, among things, of how table knives lost their pointed ends when Louis XIV decided that the table was no place for dueling. Henceforth all knife-ends were to be rounded and a great leap was made, if not for mankind, then for mannersNo corner of the home or habit of the mind goes neglected here; reading this, you will look on your house--from its public face, the front door, to the inner sanctum of the well-appointed bathroom-with new eyes." -- Pool & Spa Living
The authors interweave the narrative and information so seamlessly that the book reads like a skillfully constructed novel -- Art Documentation, January 2000
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Product Description
Perhaps no other American city is so defined by an indigenous architectural style as Baltimore is by the rowhouse, whose brick facades march up and down the gentle hills of the city. Why did the rowhouse thrive in Baltimore? How did it escape destruction here, unlike in many other historic American cities? What were the forces that led to the citywide renovation of Baltimore's rowhouses? The Baltimore Rowhouse is the fascinating 200-year story of this building type. It chronicles the evolution of the rowhouse from its origins as speculative housing for immigrants, through its reclamation and renovation by young urban pioneers thanks to local government sponsorship, to its current occupation by a new cadre of wealthy professionals. The Baltimore Rowhouse was winner of the 2000 Maryland Historical Trust Heritage Book Award for outstanding books of scholarly or general interest.
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