the city beautiful and its architects, 1893-1941 Noel, Thomas J. (Thomas Jacob) creator Norgren, Barbara S. (Barbara Stewart) text bibliography cou 1987 monographic eng

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viii, 248 p. ill. ;maps. ;photo. ; 31 cm. Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- 1. MAYOR SPEER AND THE CITY BEAUTIFUL -- Architects -- Reflection of An Apprentice -- The City Ugly -- Speer Era Begins -- Henry Read -- Civic Center -- Parks and Parkways -- Pioneer Parkways -- Reformers Replace "Boss Bob" -- Speer Reappears -- Denver Mountain Parks -- 2. DENVER AT HOME - Residential Architecture/ Neoclassical and Revival Styles -- Neoclassical -- Terra Cotta -- Colonial Revival -- The Governor's Mansion -- Belcaro: Denver's Grandest Residence -- Dutch Colonial Revival -- Foursquare (Denver Square) -- Classic Cottage -- English Revival -- French Influence -- Italian Renaissance Revival -- Mission Revival -- Spanish Colonial Revival -- The Country Club -- Polo Club Place -- The Architect's Small House Bureau -- Denver's Developed Neighborhoods c. 1941 -- 3. DENVER AT HOME -- Modern Residential Architecture -- Bungalows and Craftsman Houses -- The Bungalow Revolutionaries -- Prairie Style -- Pueblo Revival -- Art Deco -- Art Moderne -- International Style -- Apartments -- Bust and Boom in Denver's Suburbs -- Conclusion -- 4. DENVER AT WORK -- Commercial Architecture -- Railroad Architecture -- Welcome to Denver -- Industrial Architecture -- Warehouses -- The Commercial District -- 16th Street: Denver's Retail Row -- Renaissance Revival -- Neoclassical style -- 17th Street: Wall Street of the Rockies -- The City of Lights -- Skyscrapers -- The Skyscraper Fight -- Art Deco -- Architectural Fantasies -- International Style -- Neighborhood Shops -- Automotive Architecture -- Denver's Finest Architecture -- 5. DENVER AT LEISURE - Public Places -- Sculpture: A Gift to the Street -- Saco R DeBoer -- City Planning -- Libraries -- Fresh Air Architecture -- Allen True: The Master Muralist -- Schools -- Houses of God -- George Cranmer -- Parks -- Mountain Parks -- Rave Reviews for Red Rocks -- The City and County Building -- International Style Pacesetters -- Denver in the Grave -- Conclusion -- 6. THE ARCHITECTS - Biographical Sketches -- Illustrated Glossary -- Sources -- Index -- About the Authors -- by Thomas J. Noel and Barbara S. Norgren. Include index Include Bibliography Travel Colorado Denver Architecture Colorado Denver Buildings Colorado Denver Historic buildings Colorado Denver Denver (Colo.) History Denver (Colo.) Buildings, structures, etc NA735 D38 N64 1987 720.97888 9780914628224 0914628224 87080609 pucpr 900920 20250308062622.0 eng