Searching for Sugar Mills: An Architectural Guide to the Eastern Carribean
Editorial Reviews Book Description The Caribbean offers a huge variety of architectural styles that have been influenced by the many European settlers who colonized the islands, as well as the Africans, Amerindians, and East Indians who were brought to the region as laborers. Some styles are unique to individual islands such as the chattel houses in Barbados or the urban townhouses in St Croix. Throughout the region there is significant evidence of a strong Georgian influence--government buildings, churches, libraries, and other public buildings as well as the large plantation houses. In this book, Suzanne Gordon and Anne Hersh take the reader on a guided tour of the architectural highlights of the Eastern Caribbean, from Anguilla to Trinidad.
Illustrated with detailed photographs of buildings and architectural features and accompanied by maps and architectural plans, this is a knowledgeable and interesting account of the development and influences of construction and design in the Caribbean. About the Author Anne Hersh is an architect based in Corning, New York. She has been conducting studies of ruins and historic sites throughout the Caribbean assisting local historical societies and museums through Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions which she founded. She currently practices architecture in Nevis and other parts of the Caribbean as well as New York. Her particular interest is historic preservation.
Searching for Sugar Mills: An Architectural Guide to the Eastern Carribean,Suzanne Gordon,Anne Hersh,Interlink Publishing Group,0333761510,Architecture,Caribbean & West Indies,General,History - General,Travel - Foreign
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