the rise and decline of the Supervising Architect's Office /
Antoinette J. Lee ; with foreword by William Seale.
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2000.
1 online resource (xvi, 336 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-325) and index.
This text traces the evolution and accomplishments of the office, that from 1852 until 1939 held a virtual monopoly over federal building design. Among its more memorable buildings are New York City's neo-Renaissance customhouse, and the ancient adobe Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe.
Architects to the nation.
United States.
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Public buildings-- United States, Designs and plans.