Ante Bellum Houses of the Bluegrass: The Development of Residential Architecture in Fayette County, Kentucky

By Clay Lancaster

Book Overview

The ante bellum homes of Lexington and Fayette County, Kentucky, are both more numerous and more distinctive in design than those of many communities of similar age. Founded in 1775, Lexington by the turn of the century had become the chief cultural center north of New Orleans and west of the Alleghenies. During the eight decades between the Revolution and the Civil War, Fayette County was the focus of converging streams of immigration, and a phenomenal amount of building activity took place in

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813155738
• ISBN13: 9780813155739
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher