Annapolis

by Anderson, Elizabeth B.

• ISBN13: 9780870333118
• ISBN10: 0870333119
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1984-04-01
• Publisher: Cornell Maritime Pr/Tidewater Pub

Summary

Annapolis, a living city whose history may be read by the informed tourist in its streets and structures, is a premier attraction for visitors. Along with centuries-old streets laid out in baroque design are impressively preserved buildings, representing every period of architecture -- colonial, Georgian, Federal, Gothic, Revival, Victorian, and modern.

Author Biography

Elizabeth B. Anderson served several years as a tour guide with Historic Annapolis, Inc., Three Centuries Tours, and at Hammond-Harwood House

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
A City Steeped in History	p. 3
Church Circle, College Avenue, and the St. John's College Campus	p. 19
West Street, Franklin Street, Acton Place, and Parole	p. 33
Main Street	p. 43
Duke of Gloucester, Cathedral, Charles, Conduit, Market, Shipwright, and Green Streets	p. 47
State Circle, Randall Court, and School, Francis, Cornhill, Fleet, East, and Pinkney Streets	p. 73
Market Space and Dock Street	p. 101
Maryland Avenue, Cumberland Court, and Prince George Street	p. 109
King George Street, Hanover Street, and the United States Naval Academy	p. 131
Architectural Terms	p. 141
Bibliography	p. 147
Index	p. 149
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