The architecture of William Nichols : building the antebellum South in North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi / Paul Hardin Kapp with Todd Sanders ; foreword by William Seale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kapp, Paul Hardin, author.

Sanders, Todd (Joseph Todd), author.

Seale, William, author of introduction.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nichols, William, approximately 1777-1853--Criticism and interpretation.

Nichols, William.

Nichols, William, approximately 1777-1853.

Architecture--Southern States.

Architecture.

College buildings.

Greek revival (Architecture).

Criticism and interpretation.

Southern States.

Southern States--History--1775-1865.

History.

United States.

Greek revival (Architecture)--United States.

College buildings--Southern States.

Capitols.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xx, 336 pages ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Jackson [Mississippi] : University Press of Mississippi, [2015]

Summary:

"The Architecture of William Nichols is the first comprehensive biography and monograph of a significant yet over-looked architect in the American South. William Nichols designed three major university campuses--the University of North Carolina, the University of Alabama, and the University of Mississippi. He also designed the first state capitols of North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi. Nichols's architecture profoundly influenced the built landscape of the South but due to fire, neglect, and demolition, much of his work was lost and history has nearly forgotten his tremendous legacy. In his research onsite and through archives in North Carolina, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, Paul Hardin Kapp has produced a narrative of the life and times of William Nichols that weaves together the elegant work of this architect with the aspirations and challenges of the antebellum South. It is richly illustrated with over two hundred archival photographs and drawings from the Historic American Building Survey"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift of the author; based on research supported by a Charles E. Peterson Fellowship of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

Other Format:

Online version: Kapp, Paul Hardin. Architecture of William Nichols

ISBN:

9781628461381

1628461381

OCLC:

879245486

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