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title: "American Architecture, Vol. 1: 1607-1860"
url: https://architect-books.com/American_Architecture_Vol_1_16071860_0262730693
description: "American Architecture, Vol. 1: 1607-1860, by Marcus Whiffen , Frederick Koeper, ISBN 0262730693 in the Architect Books catalogue."
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# American Architecture, Vol. 1: 1607-1860

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Marcus Whiffen , Frederick Koeper

- **Author line**Marcus Whiffen , Frederick Koeper
- **Released**28 September, 1983
- **ISBN**0262730693
- **Binding**Paperback

## Reader notes

### American Architecture

I am in the process of reviewing textbooks for use in a general History of Architecture course. This book seems comprehensive, well-organized, and provides clear illustrations. For the price, it is a good value. Additionally, it will serve well as a textbook (alongside the other volume by the same title). I know of several other instructors who use these volumes and although their students respond that it isnt the best book - I recommend it for the price and the amount of material it covers. Vol. 1 - 1607-1860; Vol. 2 1860-1976. --- Specifically, I do not like: some of the chapter titles: (Vol. 2) specifically "Proud and Soaring Things". Also, there are no color images; although this is a small inconvenience (and again, the price makes up for this problem). Yet, as an instructor needing to make slides, its helpful to have a color image with high resolution to make reproductions for use in class.

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