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"Mid Pleasures and Palaces: The Architecture of Empire at Sweet Springs, WV416 views
Author
Craven, Murray, Architectural History - School of Architecture, University of Virginia
Advisors
Wilson, Richard, Department of Architectural History, University of Virginia
Abstract
The monumental architecture of Sweet Springs, WV, helped to establish the United States as an empire expanding west of the Appalachian Mountains. In building the Great Western hotel, its owner and investors hired architects trained under Thomas Jefferson to attract America's new aristocracy, positioning themselves and their country as civilizers. The elite and affluent could not only retreat there to avoid summertime heat and infirmities, such as malaria or cholera, but also groom themselves to be world leaders.
Craven, Murray. "Mid Pleasures and Palaces: The Architecture of Empire at Sweet Springs, WV. University of Virginia, Architectural History - School of Architecture, MARH (Master of Architectural History), 2017-05-10, https://doi.org/10.18130/V35064.
