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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Lessoff, Alan//Mauch, Christof |
| Title, Monographic | Adolf Cluss, Architect: From Germany to America |
| Place of Publication | [Washington, D.C.]: Historical Society of Washington, D. C.; [Heilbronn]: Stadtarchiv Heilbronn; New York and Oxford |
| Publisher | in association with Berghahn Books |
| Date of Publication | 2005 |
| Extent of Work | 184 pages : illustrations, maps ; 30 cm |
| Series Title | GHI Studies in German History |
| Address/Availability | OCLC 58451878 |
| ISBN | 1-84545-052-3 |
| Abstract | Adolf Cluss, born 1825 in Heilbronn, emigrated to the United States in 1848 during the time of the failed revolution in the German states. Until 1858 he was a member of the Communist League with Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. In the years after the American Civil War, he became the most influential architect in Washington, D.C., especially known for his model schools and other public buildings. |
| Notes | A Bergamot book. "... accompanies the Adolf Cluss exhibitions at both the Charles Sumner School Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Stadtarchiv Heilbronn, Germany, September 2005 to February 2006"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. Copy also in UW-Madison libraries. |
| Call Number | MKI NA737 C5 A83 2005 |
| MKI Terms | Cluss, Adolph, 1825-1905/ Architecture/ Washington (D.C.)/ German Americans |