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ERIC Number: EJ178665
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1977
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Transcendentalism and Henry Barnard's "School Architecture"
Rothfork, John
Journal of General Education, 29, 3, 173-87, F 77
Sketches the intellectual and sociological climate that led Henry Barnard to advocate Greek Revival architecture for school buildings, takes a look at why this style and its implicit values were popular in the era between 1820-1860, and examines a few of the plans in Barnard's "School Architecture" (1838-48). (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Biographical Inventories, Book Reviews, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities Design, Educational History, Illustrations, School Buildings
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