Follies in America : a history of garden and park architecture /

This book examines historicized buildings known as "follies," including temples, summerhouses, towers and ruins, from the nation's founding through the American centennial celebration in 1876.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carso, Kerry Dean (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The English Landscape Garden in America
  • Temples : Neoclassicism and the Nation
  • Summerhouses : Nature Meets Culture
  • Towers : The Belvedere and the Panoptic Sublime
  • Ruins : The Nineteenth-Century Delight in Decay.