Richard Longstreth is Professor of American Civilization and Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, George Washington University. His most recent book is City Center to Regional Mall: Architecture, the Automobile, and Retailing in Los Angeles, 1920-1950 (1997).

• AcknowledgmentsForewordIntroductionI Academic Eclecticism: The Question of StyleII Training: London, New York, ParisIII San Francisco: The Modern CosmopolisIV Transition: A Few Young MenV Coxhead and Polk: The Rustic City HouseVI Coxhead and Polk: Rustic Suburban and Country Houses VII Coxhead and Polk: Large City and Country Houses VIII Coxhead and Polk: Civic Projects IX Schweinfurth: The Cause of Regional Expression X At the Turn of the Century: The New San Francisco XI Maybeck: The Struggle for Brief Moments of Eternal Conciliation NotesBibliographyList of Buildings and ProjectsIndex