Built in the U.S.A.: American Buildings from Airports to Zoos

Editor: Diane Maddex

Publisher: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1985

Why do railroad stations have overhanging eaves? Why are most lighthouses tall and skinny? Why do diners look like train cars? What local landmark used to be compared to a coffee mill? What are ducks? What familiar tourist destination was once called "paradise"?

If you have ever asked yourself any of these questions - or wondered why our buildings look the way that they do - this fascinating book will solve the mystery of how and why buildings have been Built in the U.S.A. Here, 42 distinctive building types are brought together to provide a delight-filled panorama of American architecture.

ISBN: 9780891331182