Carnegie Libraries of California
History, architecture and use of over 100 libraries constructed between 1902 and 1921 from funding by Andrew Carnegie. Search by city, region, architectural style, or name of architect. |
Carnegie Libraries of Scotland
An illustrated guide by Gerry Blaikie to the architecture and history of libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie in Scotland. |
FHNY: Firehouse New York
Advertisement for this book by Brian McCaffrey, which is a pictorial history of the firehouse architecture in New York City, by Woodlawn Publishing. |
Parisian Department Stores, 1855-1914
PhD thesis by Robert Proctor on the architectural history of department stores in 19th-century Paris: abstract, plan of contents, descriptions and images. |
Railroad Stations
Explore the architecture and history of railroad stations around the world. Zane Riester includes a bibliography. |
Rossbret UK Institutions
A gazetteer of UK workhouses and voluntary or subscription hospitals, with some asylums, orphanages, almshouses and prisons. Background information on the poor law and history of medicine. |
The Workhouse
Peter Higginbotham explores in depth the history of the British buildings where employment was provided for the destitute. Includes a gazetteer by country and county. |
