The Houses of St. Augustine / Дома Сент-Огастин David Nolan

he oldest continuous settle- ment of European origin in the United States, St. Augustine has weathered Spanish, British, and American governments, several wars, and many changes in architectural fashion. This fully illustrated, com- prehensive, and affectionate portrait offers a rare glimpse of the history of a city told through its buildings. There have been many disputes through the years about the exact location of the "oldest house" in the city; in fact, the oldest Colonial ves- tige in St. Augustine is not any par- ticular building but the layout of the city itself: St. Augustine is probably the first planned city in the United States, with detailed recommenda- tions for the community laid down by the city's Spanish founders in the mid-1500s. Beginning with the earli- est colonial settlements, The Houses of St. Augustine covers architectural his- tory in seven broad historical peri- ods. Each chapter includes a lively discussion of the city's distinctive character during that era as well as Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The Houses of St. Augustine / Дома Сент-Огастин (David Nolan)