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Author:
Field, Cynthia R  Search this
Tilman, Jeffrey T  Search this
Subject:
McKim, Charles Follen  Search this
Burnham, Daniel Hudson 1846-1912  Search this
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Rathbun, Richard 1852-1918  Search this
Hornblower & Marshall  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
Park Improvement Commission of the District of Columbia  Search this
Physical description:
Number of pages: 22; Page numbers: 52-73
Place:
National Mall
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
March 2004
Category:
Smithsonian History Bibliography
Summary:
Argues that the design of the National Museum of Natural History in the first years of the twentieth century reveals divisions among architects and planners as to what was the appropriate style for buildings of national significance. They trace the evolution of the design from an ornate French influence in Hornblower and Marshall's first drawings to a more classical and simple Roman design prepared by Daniel Burnham and Charles McKim.
Contained within:
Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 63, No. 1 (Journal)
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Architecture, Roman  Search this
Museum architecture  Search this
Architecture--Design and plans  Search this
Architecture--Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Architectural firms  Search this
Architects  Search this
Architectural design  Search this
Development of  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_13668