San Antonio College Library

"An introduction to early colonial architecture, from Columbus to the American Revolution, Architecture in Colonial America covers everything from the first European settlers and early housing designs to Swedish and Dutch influences on public buildings and the rise of American Georgian architecture." "Marian C. Donnelly, a scholar known for her pioneering study of seventeenth-century meeting houses, applies a unique approach. She incorporates an extensive...

"The history of Colonial America and the pattern of life in the early settlements is reflected in the homes people lived in, their houses of worship, and the shops and markets and inns that were their gathering places. For this book Nancy Sirkis sought out those that best exemplify America's heritage. Her evocative photographs take the reader on a rambling tour from York, Maine, to Savannah, Georgia, to view the venerable structures that tell the...