By writing this valuable book, Lee not only encourages inquiry into the realms of practice and patronage, she gives us a sense of the rich legacy of public buildings that still beg for scholarly attention.

• Preface ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1. Prelude ; 2. No Blueprint for the New Nation, 1789-1851 ; 3. THe Bureau of Construction and the Corps of Engineers, 1852-1865 ; 4. Alfred B. Mullett, 1866-1874 ; 5. The Supervising Architect's Office in the Gilded Age, 1875-1896 ; 6. The Tarsney Act, Its Passage and Postponement in Implementation, 1893-1939 ; 7. Proponents of "Academic Classicism," 1895-1925 ; 8. The Public Buildings Program in Eras of Affluence and Depression, 1926-1939 ; Epilogue

By writing this valuable book, Lee not only encourages inquiry into the realms of practice and patronage, she gives us a sense of the rich legacy of public buildings that still beg for scholarly attention.

• Preface ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1. Prelude ; 2. No Blueprint for the New Nation, 1789-1851 ; 3. THe Bureau of Construction and the Corps of Engineers, 1852-1865 ; 4. Alfred B. Mullett, 1866-1874 ; 5. The Supervising Architect's Office in the Gilded Age, 1875-1896 ; 6. The Tarsney Act, Its Passage and Postponement in Implementation, 1893-1939 ; 7. Proponents of "Academic Classicism," 1895-1925 ; 8. The Public Buildings Program in Eras of Affluence and Depression, 1926-1939 ; Epilogue