The Fireproof Building: Technology and Public Safety in the Nineteenth-Century American City

by Sara E. Wermiel

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From the first American attempts at fireproof construction in the 1790s to the steel and concrete high-rises of the early twentieth century, The Fireproof Building traces the development of structural fire protection in America and its important consequences for building construction as well as for the safety of cities. Urban conflagrations destroyed many downtowns in the nineteenth century. To protect their property, some owners made their buildings...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0801863112

ISBN13:9780801863110

Release Date:April 2000

Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press

Length:328 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Related Subjects

19th Century Architecture Buildings Civil Service Education & Reference Engineering Firefighting & Prevention History History & Philosophy Science & Math

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