Great American post offices
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Author
Publication
1998 - Preservation Press, Washington, DC, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
68,500 words, Guess
Page Count
274 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL666383M
- ISBN-10047114388X
- OCLC Control Number214318467
- OCLC Control Number36573798
- Internet Archivegreatamericanpos00brun
and 2 more
- Library of Congress Control Number97012050
- Goodreads407592
Classifications
- DDC725/.16/0973
- LCCNA4451 .B78 1998
Description
Great American Post Offices traces the fascinating architectural and social history of these diverse buildings for the first time. The book contains an in-depth, state-by-state guide to 250 historic post offices nationwide - including many landmarked structures - and features vivid anecdotes about what took place within them. Inside you will find information on building location, architect, and date, plus architectural details, history, and current use; buildings by Daniel Burnham; McKim, Mead & White; William A. Potter; James Knox Taylor; and other leading architects; examples of many architectural styles; and almost 200 photographs, historic postcards, engravings, and original architectural drawings - many published for the first time.
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