Michael J. Lewis is the Faison-Pierson-Stoddard Professor of Art History at Williams College. His books include Frank Furness: Architecture and the Violent Mind, The Gothic Revival, and American Art and Architecture. His essays and reviews have appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

"Few architectural historians today have Michael Lewis's skill and fluency in the language of built stuff. Precise, elegant descriptions of buildings and their elements, grounded in rigorous scholarship and motivated by the author’s obvious passion for his subject, make City of Refuge a pleasure to read. . . . This is a beautifully made book."---Kathy Edwards, ARLIS

• 1 The Idea of the City of Refuge 9 2 The Sacred Squareness of Cities 19 3 The Protestant Tempering of Utopia 33 4 Christianopolis 57 5 The Lord's Grove 95 6 Harmony 131 7 Economy 169 8 Conclusion 203 Notes 219 Selected Bibliography 239 Index 243 Illustration Credits 249 Acknowledgments 253

Michael J. Lewis is the Faison-Pierson-Stoddard Professor of Art History at Williams College. His books include Frank Furness: Architecture and the Violent Mind, The Gothic Revival, and American Art and Architecture. His essays and reviews have appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

"Few architectural historians today have Michael Lewis's skill and fluency in the language of built stuff. Precise, elegant descriptions of buildings and their elements, grounded in rigorous scholarship and motivated by the author’s obvious passion for his subject, make City of Refuge a pleasure to read. . . . This is a beautifully made book."---Kathy Edwards, ARLIS

• 1 The Idea of the City of Refuge 9 2 The Sacred Squareness of Cities 19 3 The Protestant Tempering of Utopia 33 4 Christianopolis 57 5 The Lord's Grove 95 6 Harmony 131 7 Economy 169 8 Conclusion 203 Notes 219 Selected Bibliography 239 Index 243 Illustration Credits 249 Acknowledgments 253

Michael J. Lewis is the Faison-Pierson-Stoddard Professor of Art History at Williams College. His books include Frank Furness: Architecture and the Violent Mind, The Gothic Revival, and American Art and Architecture. His essays and reviews have appeared in such publications as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

"Few architectural historians today have Michael Lewis's skill and fluency in the language of built stuff. Precise, elegant descriptions of buildings and their elements, grounded in rigorous scholarship and motivated by the author’s obvious passion for his subject, make City of Refuge a pleasure to read. . . . This is a beautifully made book."---Kathy Edwards, ARLIS

• 1 The Idea of the City of Refuge 9 2 The Sacred Squareness of Cities 19 3 The Protestant Tempering of Utopia 33 4 Christianopolis 57 5 The Lord's Grove 95 6 Harmony 131 7 Economy 169 8 Conclusion 203 Notes 219 Selected Bibliography 239 Index 243 Illustration Credits 249 Acknowledgments 253