Capital losses : a cultural history of Washington's destroyed buildings James M. Goode

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goode, James M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lost architecture--Washington (D.C.).

Lost architecture.

Washington (D.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Washington (D.C.).

Washington (D.C.)--Biography.

Genre:

Biography.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 539 pages : illustrations ; 31 cm

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington : Smithsonian Books, 2003.

Summary:

"Before the passage of critical preservation legislation in 1978, the Nation's Capital lost an irreplaceable assembly of architecturally and culturally significant buildings. Wanton destruction in the name of progress - particularly in the decades immediately following World War II - resulted in a legacy forever lost, a cultural heritage destroyed by the wrecker's ball." "In originally documenting 252 of these historic losses, the publication of Capital Losses a quarter century ago created a clarion call for preservationists. By reminding us of things lost, James Goode's magisterial and poignant study represented a comprehensive call for action, a mandate for responsible stewardship of the architectural legacy of Washington, D.C. In the decades since, rising public awareness and the passage of the Historic District and Historic Landmark Protection Act in 1978 have slowed the pace of thoughtless destruction. But as this completely new and updated edition of Capital Losses demonstrates, vigilance remains the watchword, especially as pressures for urban growth continue to intensify." "Capital Losses reveals the Washington that was and how it became what it is today. This updated edition includes eighteen more treasures lost - among them Rhodes Tavern and Valley View - and ninety additional historic photographs. The 270 buildings featured here range from the earliest Georgian plantation house to the latest art deco commercial structure and include private houses, hotels, apartment houses, office and government buildings, schools, hospitals, churches, and fire stations." "Both the familiar public Washington of official landmarks and the private city of residential neighborhoods are paid tribute in this volume, dedicated to the vanished. A foreword by noted architectural historian Richard Longstreth brings the preservation story up to the present."--BOOK JACKET.

Contents:

Pt. I. Residential

1. Federal Faces: Georgian and Federal Houses

2. Classical Interlude: Greek Revival Houses

3. Age of Romanticism: Early Victorian Houses

4. Gaslight and Gilt: Late Victorian Houses

5. The City Beautiful: Post-1890 Houses

6. The Domestic Scale: Row Houses

7. The Transient City: Hotels and Apartment Houses

Pt. II. Nonresidential

8. Steeped in Glory: Churches

9. For Members Only: Clubs and Organizations

10. Capital Commerce: Commercial Buildings

11. Uncle Sam's Workrooms: Early Government Buildings

12. The Expanding Bureaucracy: Post-Civil War Government Buildings

13. Nine to Five: Office Buildings

14. Grease Paint and Celluloid: Theaters

15. For Mind and Body: Schools and Hospitals

16. A Moving Experience: Transportation Buildings

17. Hooks and Ladders: Fire Stations

18. "Tempos" in War and Peace: Temporary Government Buildings

19. Forgotten Fragments: Street Furniture.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 504-521) and index.

ISBN:

1588341054

9781588341051

OCLC:

50425171

Publisher Number:

99946091181