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A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina
Bishir, Catherine W.; Southern, Michael T.
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Description for A Guide to the Historic Architecture of Eastern North Carolina
paperback. This guide to the historic architecture of Eastern North Carolina, is organized by counties, which are grouped geographically. It highlights key architectural features and trends, and relates buildings to the local and regional histories they represent. Series: Richard Hampton Jenrette Series in Architecture & the Decorative Arts. Num Pages: 504 pages, 428 illustrations, 34 maps, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AM; GBC; WTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
Eastern North Carolina boasts some of the oldest and most distinctive architecture in the state, from colonial churches and antebellum plantation houses to the imperiled lighthouses of the late nineteenth century. The more recent history of this predominantly agricultural region includes landscapes of small farmsteads, country churches, factories, tobacco barns, quiet maritime villages, and market towns. In their guide to this rich and diverse architectural heritage, Catherine Bishir and Michael Southern introduce readers to more than 1,700 buildings in forty-one counties from the coast to Interstate 95. Written for travelers and residents alike, the book emphasizes buildings visible from the ... Read more
Eastern North Carolina boasts some of the oldest and most distinctive architecture in the state, from colonial churches and antebellum plantation houses to the imperiled lighthouses of the late nineteenth century. The more recent history of this predominantly agricultural region includes landscapes of small farmsteads, country churches, factories, tobacco barns, quiet maritime villages, and market towns. In their guide to this rich and diverse architectural heritage, Catherine Bishir and Michael Southern introduce readers to more than 1,700 buildings in forty-one counties from the coast to Interstate 95. Written for travelers and residents alike, the book emphasizes buildings visible from the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Series
Richard Hampton Jenrette Series in Architecture & the Decorative Arts
Number of Pages
504
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807845943
SKU
V9780807845943
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About Bishir, Catherine W.; Southern, Michael T.
Catherine Bishir, Senior Architectural Historian for Preservation North Carolina, is the author of numerous works on the architecture of the Upper South, including most recently A Guide to Historic Architecture of Piedmont North Carolina.
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