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Historic Architecture in Northwest Philadelphia: 1690 to 1930s
Joseph Minardi
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Description for Historic Architecture in Northwest Philadelphia: 1690 to 1930s
Num Pages: 272 pages, 744 color & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 305 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1858.
Historic Architecture in Northwest Philadelphia is a colorful and comprehensive look at the rich architectural history of the Wissahickon Valley, and the people who made it possible with a locally sourced building stone, the Wissahickon schist. The simple stone structures of Germantown's origins as a village of German immigrants laid the groundwork for the more elaborate buildings for Philadelphia's rising mercantile class that followed. From the colonial period to the 1930s, this architectural tour explores 450 structures, many still standing and well preserved, in the area from Wayne Junction in Germantown to Northwest Avenue in Chestnut Hill. A wide variety ... Read more
Historic Architecture in Northwest Philadelphia is a colorful and comprehensive look at the rich architectural history of the Wissahickon Valley, and the people who made it possible with a locally sourced building stone, the Wissahickon schist. The simple stone structures of Germantown's origins as a village of German immigrants laid the groundwork for the more elaborate buildings for Philadelphia's rising mercantile class that followed. From the colonial period to the 1930s, this architectural tour explores 450 structures, many still standing and well preserved, in the area from Wayne Junction in Germantown to Northwest Avenue in Chestnut Hill. A wide variety ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764341984
SKU
V9780764341984
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About Joseph Minardi
Joseph Minardi is an award-winning photographer and author of Historic Architecture in West Philadelphia. He is a member of the Germantown Historical Society and the Chestnut Hill Historical Society and is on the Board of Trustees of the University City Historical Society.
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