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, author.

Seale, William, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Southern States.

Architecture.

Southern States--History--1775-1865.

Southern States.

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

Nichols, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

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.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chronology""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter One: THE AMBITIOUS YOUNG CARPENTER""; ""Chapter Two: HAYES""; ""Chapter Three: CAPTAIN WILLIAM NICHOLS, STATE ARCHITECT OF NORTH CAROLINA""; ""Chapter Four: THE STATE HOUSE IN RALEIGH""; ""Chapter Five: ALABAMA""; ""Chapter Six: LOUISIANA""; ""Chapter Seven: THE MISSISSIPPI STATE CAPITOL AND THE OFFICE OF STATE ARCHITECT""; ""Chapter Eight: "". . . ENTIRE MASTER OF HIS PROFESSION""""; ""Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"";

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62674-075-5

OCLC:

882738890