St. Paul's Architecture: A History.St. Paul's
Jeffrey A. Hess & Paul Clifford This article is about the 1830 novel. For the British band member, see The Wonder Stuff. Paul Clifford is a novel published in 1830 by English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton. Larson University of Minnesota Press The University of Minnesota Press is a university press that is part of the University of Minnesota. External link
111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290, Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 0816635900 $34.95 www.upress.umn.edu Published in cooperation with The City Of St. Paul St. Paul as a missionary he fearlessly confronts the “perils of waters, of robbers, in the city, in the wilderness.” [N.T.: II Cor. 11:26] See : Bravery Heritage Preservation Commission, St. Paul's Architecture: A History is the collaborative work of cultural historian Jeffrey A. Hess and public historian/historic building consultant Paul Clifford Larson. Beginning with buildings from the founding in the 1840s of St. Paul, Minnesota, through the city's great construction boom of the mid-1880s, to the Period Revival architects of the 1920s and 30s, and the rise of modernism after World War II, the city's distinct history and character as reflected through the architecture of its buildings provides the reader with an historical survey of a rich architectural heritage that concludes with a final chapter on the architecture of present-day St. Paul. Presenting more than 225 notable surviving buildings and the history of several diverse city neighborhoods, St. Paul's Architecture is profusely pro·fuse adj. 1. Plentiful; copious. 2. Giving or given freely and abundantly; extravagant: were profuse in their compliments. illustrated with period photography and illustrations, making it a seminal reference for architectural students; admirers of St. Paul's special beauty, charm and history; and a seminal addition to any professional or academic library's Architectural Studies reference collection. |
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