By Michael W. Fazio
and Partrick A. Snadon
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the New World was fast becoming a powerful new country, and distinct architecture and building styles were emerging and blossoming. Michael W. Fazio and Patrick A. Snadon explore how one influential designer defined domestic style on both sides of the ocean in The Domestic Architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
Fazio and Snadon chronicle Latrobe’s training with Samuel Pepys Cockerell, his early work in southern England, his appreciation for the “rational house,” and his homes in the early eastern United States that helped create a national style. The book also addresses Latrobe’s work from a modern stance, describing the state of the architect’s work today and how it is being preserved. A comprehensive catalogue of Latrobe’s Domestic Projects concludes the book and includes homes Latrobe officially designed as well as those he influenced directly, indirectly, or was associated with. Galleries, photos, floor plans, drawings, and digital re-creations enhance this complete guide.
The Domestic Architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe is a valuable resource for architects, designers, and homeowners alike. Those with an interest in history can discover the intricacies of British and American society members through a most intimate medium—their homes.
769 Pages/The Johns Hopkins University Press. Reviewed by Megann Daw
