L'Architecture Americaine, by Albert Levy. alonsorobisco.es

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BOOK: "AMERICAN VICTORIAN ARCHITECTURE" (Dover publications, 1975) by D. Arnold Lewis (Professor of Art Architecture at the College of Wooster) and Kate Morgan

This book has all the 120 photos of the three series of "L'architecture americaine".

In its 120 unusually fine photographs this book is a rare contemporary book of architecture in America in the 1870's - 1880's.

This book has detailed notes to almost all plates.

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The photo number 15 printed in the book is different from our copy of "L'architecture americaine" (second serie).

It is printed as number 15 of the Third serie. However, the building is also in Chicago and it was made by the same architect (W. L. B. Jenney).

PLANCHE	ARCHITECT	OWNER, BUILDING	LOCATION	DATE
1	Herter Brothers	William H. Vanderbilt residence	New York, New York	1880 - 1884
2	Herter Brothers	William H. Vanderbilt residence	New York, New York	1880 - 1884
3	G. B. Post	Cornelius Vanderbilt residence	New York, New York	1879 - 1882
4	G. B. Post	Cornelius Vanderbilt residence	New York, New York	1879 - 1882
5	G. B. Post	Cornelius Vanderbilt residence	New York, New York	1879 - 1882
6	R. M. Hunt	William K. Vanderbilt residence	New York, New York	1879 - 1881
7	C. Vaux	Governor Samuel J Tilden residence	New York, New York	1872 - 1874
8	E. H. Kendall	Odgen Goelet residence	New York, New York	1882
9	C. B. Atwood	Dr. Stewart Webb and H. McKinley Twombly residences	New York, New York	1885
10	Peabody and Stearns	John C. Phillips residence	Boston, Massachussets	1877 - 1879
11	J. H. Besarick	James Converse residence	Boston, Massachussets	1884
12	C. Fehmer	Oliver Ames residence	Boston, Massachussets	1882
13	Burham and Root	Augustus Byram residence	Chicago, Illinois	-
14	Allen and Kenway	M. Washburn residence	Boston, Massachussets	1880
15	W. L. B. Jenney	Private residences	Chicago, Illinois	-
16	Wheelock and Clay	Private residence	Chicago, Illinois	-
17	Wheelock and Clay	Private residences	Chicago, Illinois	-
18	F. K. Schock	Private residence	Chicago, Illinois	-
19	S Hannaford	John E. Bell residence	Cincinnati, Ohio	1881 - 1882
20	C. C. Nichols	Private residence	Albany, New York	-
21	W. Scott and Company	Simon J. Murphy residence	Detroit, Michigan	-
22	Lamb and Wheeler	Apartment buildings	New York, New York	-
23	R. H. Robertson	Private residence	New York, New York	1881
24	-	Apartment buildings	New York, New York	-
25	Cabot and Chandler	Private residence	Boston, Massachussets	1880
26	Kirby and Lewis	Horace Billings and H. Tuttle residences	Boston, Massachussets	1879
27	Kirby and Lewis	Private residences	Boston, Massachussets	1880
28	-	Private residences	Washington, D.C.	-
29	C. Pfeifer	"The Berkshires"	New York, New York	1883 - 1884
30	Peabody and Stearns	Vestibule of the J. H. White residence	Brookline, Massachussets	1880 - 1881
31	W. R. Emerson	Vestibule of a summer residence	North East Harbor, Me	-
32	W. R. Emerson	Vestibule of a summer residence	North East Harbor, Me	-
33	L. T. Schofield	Dining-room Buffer	Cleveland, Ohio	-
34	Burling and Whitehouse (architects); A. Fiedler (decorator)	Dining-room of the S. M. Nickerson residence	Chicago, Illinois Currently Driehaus museum	1883
35	Burling and Whitehouse (architects); A. Fiedler (decorator)	Smoking-room of the S. M. Nickerson residence	Chicago, Illinois Currently Driehaus museum	1883
36	H. H. Richardson	Fireplace of the Oakes Ames Memorial Library	North Easton, Massachussets	1877
37	Peabody and Stearns	Fireplace of ladies' parlor of the R. H. White Store	Boston, Massachussets	1881
38	H. J. Schwartzmann and Company	Music room and conservatoy	New York, New York	-
39	Burling and Whitehouse (architects); A. Fiedler (decorator)	Bedroom of the S. M. Nickerson residence	Chicago, Illinois	1883
40	G. W. Lloyd	Bar room	Detroit, Michigan	-

The photographer of all this vintage photos is Albert Levy.

My personal best of "L'architecture americaine" is photo number 11. It is really a pre - "Edward Hooper". I also like number 4 and 5 with the workers (architect and owner?) in front of the house.

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