From Tavern to Courthouse
Martha J. McNamara · 2004
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About the book
"During the formative years of the American republic, lawyers and architects, both eager to secure public affirmation of their professional status, worked together to create specialized, purpose-built courthouses to replace the informal judicial settings in which trials took place during the colonial era. In From Tavern to Courthouse, Martha J. McNamara addresses this fundamental redefinition of civic space in Massachusetts. Professional collaboration, she argues, benefited both lawyers and architects, as it reinforced their desire to be perceived as trained specialists solely concerned with promoting the public good. These courthouses, now reserved exclusively for legal proceedings and occupying specialized locations in the town plans, represented a new vision for the design, organization, and function of civic space."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 2004
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 182
- ISBN
- 9780801873959
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