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During his lifetime, the work of architect George Hadfield
(1763-1826) was highly regarded, both in England and the United
States. Since his death, however, Hadfield's contributions to
architecture have slowly faded from view, and few of his buildings
survive. In order to reassess Hadfield's career and work, this book
draws upon a wide selection of written and visual sources to
reconstruct his life and legacy. After a general introduction, the
book begins with an outline of Hadfield's early years and moves on
to look in detail at the extant major buildings in Washington, D.C.
that he worked on: the Capitol, Arlington House and Old City Hall.
Hadfield's contributions to the Capitol and other Federal buildings
are fully researched and assessed for the first time and Arlington
House is set in context and shown to have been much more
influential than has been appreciated hitherto. New material is
presented on City Hall, which is another major and unjustly
neglected contribution to the architecture of Washington. The
complicated interlocking circles of his family and friends, his
fellow architects, and his patrons and clients, including the
transatlantic connections, are also explored, revealing much about
the course of his career and American architecture in general.
Subsequent chapters and the Catalogue explore the other projects
that Hadfield was involved with, ranging from office buildings,
jails, theatres, factories and banks to a mausoleum and monuments.
The book ends with a reassessment of Hadfield's qualities and
influence, arguing that these were greater than is often
acknowledged. By offering explanations as to why his work was
particularly admired by contemporaries, it is concluded that
Hadfield's architectural style has been influential from his own
times to the present and has been disseminated throughout the
United States.
During his lifetime, the work of architect George Hadfield
(1763-1826) was highly regarded, both in England and the United
States. Since his death, however, Hadfield's contributions to
architecture have slowly faded from view, and few of his buildings
survive. In order to reassess Hadfield's career and work, this book
draws upon a wide selection of written and visual sources to
reconstruct his life and legacy. After a general introduction, the
book begins with an outline of Hadfield's early years and moves on
to look in detail at the extant major buildings in Washington, D.C.
that he worked on: the Capitol, Arlington House and Old City Hall.
Hadfield's contributions to the Capitol and other Federal buildings
are fully researched and assessed for the first time and Arlington
House is set in context and shown to have been much more
influential than has been appreciated hitherto. New material is
presented on City Hall, which is another major and unjustly
neglected contribution to the architecture of Washington. The
complicated interlocking circles of his family and friends, his
fellow architects, and his patrons and clients, including the
transatlantic connections, are also explored, revealing much about
the course of his career and American architecture in general.
Subsequent chapters and the Catalogue explore the other projects
that Hadfield was involved with, ranging from office buildings,
jails, theatres, factories and banks to a mausoleum and monuments.
The book ends with a reassessment of Hadfield's qualities and
influence, arguing that these were greater than is often
acknowledged. By offering explanations as to why his work was
particularly admired by contemporaries, it is concluded that
Hadfield's architectural style has been influential from his own
times to the present and has been disseminated throughout the
United States.
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