The Pillared City: Greek Revival Mobile by Sledge, John S.
The Pillared City: Greek Revival Mobile by Sledge, John S.

The Pillared City: Greek Revival Mobile

In The Pillared City, John S. Sledge presents a richly illustrated overview of the Greek Revival period...
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Author: John S. Sledge
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The Pillared City: Greek Revival Mobile by Sledge, John S.

The Pillared City: Greek Revival Mobile

$100.36
The Pillared City: Greek Revival Mobile by Sledge, John S.

The Pillared City: Greek Revival Mobile

$100.36
Author: John S. Sledge
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

In The Pillared City, John S. Sledge presents a richly illustrated overview of the Greek Revival period in Mobile, Alabama (1825-70), when high style and vernacular columned buildings were erected on the city's streets.

Using a wealth of resources such as deeds and diaries, Sledge reveals the architectural accomplishments that helped Mobile emerge from its position as a rustic backwater to become a prominent international seaport. Sledge explains how these buildings reflect coastal and national trends and details the surprisingly advanced construction techniques required of the architects and builders.

Sledge offers more than an architectural history, incorporating stories such as how the triple blows of bankruptcy, yellow fever, and fire nearly obliterated Mobile in 1839. The eventful histories behind prominent landmarks such as Barton Academy, Government Street Presbyterian Church, Christ Episcopal Church, Oakleigh, Stewartfield, Georgia Cottage, and the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion are detailed, as are the lives of historical figures like Henry Hitchcock, James and Charles Dakin, James Gallier, Signor Vito Viti, John Trenier Sr., and Augusta Jane Evans.

Featuring more than fifty-five contemporary black-and-white photographs by Sheila Hagler and a rich array of historical images, The Pillared City captures the grace and allure of Mobile's antebellum style.

Author: John S. Sledge
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 184
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.30lbs
Size: 11.20h x 8.70w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780820330204

About the Author
John S. Sledge is an architectural historian with the Mobile Historic Development Commission and book editor for the "Mobile Press-Register." Sheila Hagler is a professional photographer living in Grand Bay, Alabama. Sledge and Hagler previously collaborated on "Cities of Silence: A Guide to Mobile's Historic Cemeteries" and "An Ornament to the City: Old Mobile Ironwork" (Georgia).
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