Athens on the frontier : Grecian-style architecture in the splendid valley of the West, 1820-1860 /

In 1811, architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe spurred American builders into action when he called for them to reject "the corrupt Age of Dioclesian, or the still more absurd and debased taste of Louis the XIV," and to emulate instead the ancient temples of Greece. In response, people in the a...

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