The Stimson Legacy: Architecture in the Urban West

By Lawrence Kreisman

Book Overview

In this beautifully produced and illustrated architectural history focusing on the commercial and residential buildings designed by and for a single American family over the course of a century, four generations of the Stimson family are traced from the forests of Michigan in the 1840s to Chicago in

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963163000
• ISBN13: 9780963163004
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 175 Pages
• Weight: 2.26 lbs.
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Elegantly done, and an excellent Stimson Family History

With access to many of the Stimson family photos, the author tells the T.D. Stimson family story (including family tree) starting with the beginnings in Michigan, the business in Chicago, then follows how the family moved west to Seattle and Los Angeles, making their mark on both cities. He concentrates on the Seattle branches of the family, showing how they shifted from a lumber to a real estate, then communications dynasty, and their impact on Washington. Well written with excellent historical and current photographs, it makes for a very interesting read of the Stimsons.