Barrett ReiterEssential San Francisco Architectural History BooksThis is a brief guide to books on architectural history in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have found these essential in my years as an…Apr 8, 2021Apr 8, 2021
Barrett ReiterEastlake & neo-Grec: a miscommunication (part 5)Many guides to identifying the neo-Grec style that are available online discuss the presence of stylized incised line work as the…Feb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Barrett ReiterOrigins of the neo-Grec (part 4)The American neo-Grec style was an adaptation of French architectural discourse from the 1840s, combining rational design and romanticism.Dec 3, 2018Dec 3, 2018
Barrett ReiterIdentifying the neo-Grec (part 3)The neo-Grec is often misidentified as the wildly popular Italianate style of an earlier decade. In style guides you can often find…Nov 26, 2018Nov 26, 2018
Barrett ReiterArguing for neo-Grec, 1970 (part 2)In 1970, Alan Burnham had a problem. Burnham was the director of the Research Department at the New York City Landmarks Preservation…Sep 19, 2018Sep 19, 2018
Barrett ReiterKnowing neo-Grec (part 1)The neo-Grec is one of those styles that seems skipped over; you hear a few key phrases like flattened facades, incised details, neo-Grec…Aug 3, 2018Aug 3, 2018
