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Asher Benjamin (June 15, 1773 — July 26, 1845) was an American architect and author whose work transitioned between Federal style architecture and the later Greek Revival. His seven handbooks on design deeply influenced the look of cities and towns throughout New England until the Civil War. Builders also copied his plans in the Midwest and in the South.

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Total Books: 26
The American Builder's Companion
The American Builder's Companion (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781602067813
ISBN-10: 1602067813
Genre: Engineering & Transportation
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The American Builder's Companion Or a System of Architecture Particularly Adapted to the Present Style of Building
The American Builder's Companion Or a System of Architecture Particularly Adapted to the Present Style of Building  Illustrated With
The Architect or Practical House Carpenter
The Architect or Practical House Carpenter [1830] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780486258027
ISBN-10: 0486258025
Genres: History, Engineering & Transportation
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The Architect or Practical House Carpenter Illustrated by SixtyFour Engravings Which Exhibit the Orders of Architecture and Other Elements
The Builders Guide [The Works Of Asher Benjamin] (Other)
The Builder's Guide
The Builder's Guide [Works of Asher Benjamin, 6] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780306709715
ISBN-10: 0306709716
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The Country Builder's Assistant
The Country Builder's Assistant (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781602067691
ISBN-10: 1602067694
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The Country Builder's Assistant The First American Architectural Handbook
Country Builders Assistant The [The Works Of Asher Benjamin] (Other)
Elements of Architecture [The Works Of Asher Benjamin] (Other)
The Practical House Carpenter Being a Complete Development of the Grecian Orders of Architecture
The Practical House Carpenter Being a Complete Development of the Grecian Orders of Architecture Each Example Being Fashioned According to the Styl
Practice of Architecture Containing the Five Orders of Architecture and an Additional Column and Entablature
Practice of Architecture Containing the Five Orders of Architecture and an Additional Column and Entablature [Da Capo Press Series in Architecture and Decorative Art, 14] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780306710308
ISBN-10: 0306710307
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Practice of Architecture Containing the Five Orders of Architecture and an Additional Column and Entablature With All Their Elements and
Practice Of Architecture The Builder's Guide
Practice of Architecture the Builder's Guide (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780306805721
ISBN-10: 0306805723
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Practice of Architecture [The Works Of Asher Benjamin] (Other)
The Rudiments of Architecture Being a Treatise on Practical Geometry Grecian and Roman Mouldings the Origin of Building and the Five Orders of Ar
The Rudiments Of Architecture Being A Treatise On Practical Geometry On Grecian And Roman Moldings
Rudiments of Architecture The [The Works Of Asher Benjamin] (Other)