The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, vol. 06, No. 01, January 1900: The Ten Most Beautiful Buildings in the United States.Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster)
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The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration, vol. 06, No. 01, January 1900: The Ten Most Beautiful Buildings in the United States.
Hamlin, A. D. F. (Alfred Dwight Foster)
Architecture -- Periodicals; Architecture -- United States; Buildings -- United States
I. (_a_) RENAISSANCE GROUP:
"FIRST." "SECOND." "1885."
Classic 2 1 1
French 3 2 1
Italian 2 2 0
Spanish 0 1 0
Modern American 0 1 0
(_b_) MEDIÆVAL GROUP:
Romanesque 1 2 5
Gothic 2 1 3
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10 10 10
The percentages of the total number of votes won by buildings in the
different styles in the "First" list were as follows:
Classic 16.9
French 15.6
Italian 12.0
Romanesque 9.6
Gothic 9.0
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63.1
These percentages are only approximate, and the apportionment would
vary with a different classification; but they show, in a rough way,
that the ten buildings ranking highest received about 63 per cent of
all the votes, and that the seven in the Renaissance group obtained
44.5 per cent of all the votes.
[Illustration: TRINITY CHURCH BOSTON]
Comparing next the classes of buildings represented, we have this
result:
"FIRST." "SECOND." "1885."
II. Government Buildings, 2 3 6
Churches 3 0 2
Libraries 3 0 0
Museums 0 2 0
Club Houses 0 2 0
Hotels 0 1 0
Private Houses 1 1 1
Amusement Buildings 1 0 0
Commercial Buildings 0 1 0
Educational 0 0 1
-- -- --
10 10 10
[Illustration: PLATE IV CONGRESSIONAL LIBRARY, WASHINGTON]
Comparing the geographical distribution, we have:
"FIRST." "SECOND." "1885."
III. New York City 5 4 3
Washington 2 1 1
Boston 2 0 1
Biltmore, N.C. 1 0 0
Chicago 0 1 0
Albany 0 1 2
St. Augustine 0 1 0
Pittsburgh 0 1 0
Hartford 0 1 1
Cambridge 0 0 1
North Easton 0 0 1
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10 10 10
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