Houses of Worship: An Identification Guide to the History and Styles of American Religious Architecture

by Jeffery W. Howe

A guidebook to the architectural styles of American churches and temples, Houses of Worship is highly illustrated with over 1000 color photographs and explanatory line drawings. A survey of American religious architecture, this book is a history of the development of American religious history, a guidebook to assist in the identification of the style of individual buildings based on historical examples of typical buildings, and a travel guide to regional monuments of interesting architecture.

Genres: Architecture

448 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2003

Reviews

[Mark Einselen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Starting with the cover and continuing inside, this feels like a self-published book. The photographs provide a wide variety of examples across the country and over quite a few time periods.