Distant Corner: Seattle Architects and the Legacy of H. H. Richardson by Jeffrey

Description: Distant Corner by Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, Dennis Alan Andersen A contribution to the field of American architectural history focusing on Seattle in the 1880s and 1890s. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description On the afternoon of 6 June 1889, a fire in a cabinet shop in downtown Seattle spread to destroy more than thirty downtown blocks covering 116 acres. Disaster soon became opportunity as Seattles citizens turned their full energies to rebuilding: widening and regrading streets, laying new water pipes and sewer lines, promulgating a new building ordinance requiring construction in the commercial core, and creating a new professional fire department. A remarkable number of buildings, most located in Seattles present-day Pioneer Square Historic District, were permitted within a few months and constructed within a few years of the Great Seattle Fire. As a result, the post-fire rebuilding of Seattle offers an extraordinarily focused case study of late-nineteenth-century American urban architecture. Seattles architects seeking design solutions that would meet the new requirements most often found them in the Romanesque Revival mode of the countrys most famous architect, Henry Hobson Richardson.In contrast to Victorian Gothic, Second Empire, and other mid-nineteenth-century architectural styles, Richardsons Romanesque Revival vocabulary of relatively unadorned stone and brick with round-arched openings conveyed strength and stability without elaborate decorative treatment. For Seattles fire-conscious architects it offered a clear architectural system that could be applied to a variety of building types - including office blocks, warehouses, and hotels - and ensure a safer, progressive, and more visually coherent metropolitan center. Distant Corner examines the brief but powerful influence of H. H. Richardson on the building of Americas cities, and his specific influence on the architects charged with rebuilding the post-fire city of Seattle. Chapters on the pre-fire city and its architecture, the technologies and tools available to designers and builders, and the rise of Richardson and his role in defining a new American architecture provide a context for examining the work of the citys architects.Distant Corner describes the new post-fire commercial core and the emerging network of schools, firehouses, and other public institutions that helped define Seattles neighborhoods. It closes with the sudden collapse of Seattles economy in the Panic of 1893 and the ensuing depression that halted the citys building boom, saw the closing of a number of architects offices, and forever ended the dominance of Romanesque Revival in American architecture. Distant Corner offers an analysis of both local and national influences that shaped the architecture of the city in the 1880s and 1890s. It has much to offer those interested in Seattles early history, the building of the city, and the preservation of its architecture. Because this period of American architecture has received only limited study, it is also of importance for those interested in the influence of Boston-based H. H. Richardson and his contemporaries on American architecture at the end of the nineteenth century. Jeffrey Karl Ochsner is professor of architecture at the University of Washington; among his previous publications is H. H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works.Dennis Alan Andersen, formerly in charge of photographs and architectural drawings in the Special Collections Division of the University of Washington Libraries, is a longtime historic preservation advocate and currently a Lutheran pastor. Notes An important contribution to the field of American architectural history focusing on Seattle in the 1880s and 1890s Author Biography Jeffrey Karl Ochsner is professor of architecture at the University of Washington; among his previous publications is H. H. Richardson: Complete Architectural Works. Dennis Alan Andersen , formerly in charge of photographs and architectural drawings in the Special Collections Division of the University of Washington Libraries, is a longtime historic preservation advocate and currently a Lutheran pastor. Both are authors in Shaping Seattle Architecture: A Historical Guide to the Architects. Table of Contents Preface1. Introduction: Seattle and the Nineteenth Century American Architecture2. Pre-Fire Seattle: Architects and Architecture3. The Fire and Its Aftermath: Technology, Construction, and Design4. The Architectural Context: The Influence of Richardson and the Romanesque Revival5. The New Commercial Core: Architecture for a Metropolitan Center, 1889-18956. A City of Neighborhoods: The Network of Public Institutions, 1889-18957. Creating a Civic Presence: Willis Ritchie and the Architecture of Public Buildings8. Toward the Turn of the Century: Seattle After 1895Appendix: Known Buildings of Seattles Major Post-Fire Architects, 1880-1895NotesIndex Review "This book makes a significant contribution to the history of American architecture by studying carefully a major American city at a time when architecture and cities in this country were entering the modern era. Moreover, this book is a fine piece of local history that rests on solid scholarship." - Francis R. Kowsky, Buffalo State College "An important contribution to the field of American architectural history." - Kenneth A. Breisch, University of Southern California Promotional An important contribution to the field of American architectural history focusing on Seattle in the 1880s and 1890s Review Quote "This book makes a significant contribution to the history of American architecture by studying carefully a major American city at a time when architecture and cities in this country were entering the modern era. Moreover, this book is a fine piece of local history that rests on solid scholarship." -- Francis R. Kowsky, Buffalo State College"An important contribution to the field of American architectural history." -- Kenneth A. Breisch, University of Southern California Promotional "Headline" An important contribution to the field of American architectural history focusing on Seattle in the 1880s and 1890s Details ISBN0295982381 Short Title DISTANT CORNER Publisher University of Washington Press Language English ISBN-10 0295982381 ISBN-13 9780295982380 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2003 Imprint University of Washington Press Subtitle Seattle Architects and the Legacy of H. H. Richardson Country of Publication United States Author Dennis Alan Andersen Place of Publication Seattle DOI 10.1604/9780295982380 UK Release Date 2003-01-01 AU Release Date 2003-01-01 NZ Release Date 2003-01-01 US Release Date 2003-01-01 Pages 424 Publication Date 2003-01-01 DEWEY 720.979777209034 Illustrations 234 illus. Audience Professional & Vocational Series Distant Corner We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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