Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>The objective of this work is to examine refinement and architecture in nineteenth-century America with a focus on rural areas and Ypsilanti, Michigan in particular. The research utilized consists of an analysis of primary and secondary sources. Included among the primary sources are architectural style books such as those by Andrew Jackson Downing, pioneer writings such as those of Caroline Kirkland and Solon Robinson, historical buildings, and probate record inventories of Washtenaw County. Ypsilantians did not assume the genteel refinement that developed in the nineteenth century. They instead modified gentility to become a form of respectability that suited their needs. By examining one small town in which gentility was unrealistic and undesired, we can conclude that Americans in other periphery locales had differing opinions and feelings toward the movement of gentility which helped shape respectability and comfort in American society.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Master of Arts (MA)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Open Access Thesis
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- History and Philosophy
- Year dc:date.available
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- McCarron, Lynda
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- John McCurdy, Ph.D., Chair
- Richard Nation, Ph.D.
- Dan Bonenberger, Ph.D.
Subjects
dc:subject × 3Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://commons.emich.edu/theses/722
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:commons.emich.edu:theses-2103