Harlem, lost and found : an architectural and social history, 1765-1915 / Michael Henry Adams ; photographs by Paul Rocheleau ; preface by Robert A. M. Stern ; foreword by Lowery Stokes Sims.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Michael Henry.

Contributor:

Rocheleau, Paul.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buildings--Harlem (New York, N.Y.).

Buildings.

Architecture--New York (State)--New York.

Architecture.

New York (State)--New York.

New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

New York (N.Y.).

National Book Committee.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.).

Physical Description:

280 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Monacelli Press, 2002.

Summary:

Awarded "Best Book of the Year" by the London Times in 2003, Harlem, Lost and Found presents an architectural and social history of Harlem. The text starts in the early days--the establishment of the first European farms in the mid-1660s--and continues through the Harlem Renaissance, where artists, writers, and jazz musicians permanently changed world popular cultural.

Contents:

The origins of Harlem

The row house in Harlem

At home in Harlem

Apartments

Houses of worship

Culture, commerce, and industry in Harlem

The evolution of a community.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

1580930700

OCLC:

49610985