William H. Ranlett
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William H. Ranlett was a prominent American architect.
Some of Ranlett's architectural designs were published in Godey's Lady's Book
, the influential fashion guide.
Some of Ranlett's architectural designs were published in Godey's Lady's Book
Godey's Lady's Book
Godey's Lady's Book, alternatively known as Godey's Magazine and Lady's Book, was a United States magazine which was published in Philadelphia. It was the most widely circulated magazine in the period before the Civil War. Its circulation rose from 70,000 in the 1840s to 150,000 in 1860...
, the influential fashion guide.
Works
- Tudor Hall (Bel Air, Maryland)Tudor Hall (Bel Air, Maryland)Tudor Hall is a historic home located at Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, United States. It is a -story Gothic Revival cottage built of painted brick. The house was built as a country retreat by Junius Brutus Booth from Plates 44 and 45, Design XVII, of The Architect, by William H. Ranlett, 1847...
- The Hermitage (Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey)
- CooleemeeCooleemeeCooleemee, also known as the Cooleemee Plantation House, is a house located between Mocksville and Lexington, North Carolina, at the terminus of SR 1812 on the Yadkin River in Davie County, North Carolina. It is a U.S...
, Mocksville, North CarolinaMocksville, North CarolinaMocksville is a town in Davie County, North Carolina, USA. The population was 4,178 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Davie County.-Geography:Mocksville is located at .... - Colonel William Bratton House (same as? Hightower Hall, John Simpson Bratton House, York County Road 165, Brattonville Historic District, York County, South Carolina)
- William H. Ranlett House, Castleton, Staten Island, New York City, New York
- Eureka, Robert D. Baskerville House, Mecklenburg County, Virginia
- Lakeside, Myron Pardee House, now Sigma Tau Chi Faternity House, 8 Montcalm St., Oswego, NY
- Joseph H. Atkinson House, 1032 Broadway, Russian Hill, San Francisco, California
- “The House of Many Corners,” William H. Ranlett House, 1637 Taylor St., San Francisco
Books
- William H. Ranlett, The Architect, Vol. I & II, New York: Dewitt & Davenport, 1849-1851. Reprint, New York: DaCapo Press, 1976.
Further reading
- Richard C. Muhlberger, “William H. Ranlett, 19th-Century Architect and Publisher,” Historic Preservation, 22 (Jan.-March 1970), 10-15.