A history of the United States for Catholic schools . s and activity towardthe systematic study of vocal music in these schools. 736. Architecture. The architecture of the United Statesprior to the Revolution was generally English in its origin,except in the regions which were essentially Spanish in theirsettlement and development. Examples of Spanish architec-ture are the Cathedral of St. Augustine, the fort now calledMarion, in Florida, and the buildings of the Spanish missions,to each of which, as a rule, a church is attached. Traces of 562 A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES French influences a
A history of the United States for Catholic schools . s and activity towardthe systematic study of vocal music in these schools. 736. Architecture. The architecture of the United Statesprior to the Revolution was generally English in its origin,except in the regions which were essentially Spanish in theirsettlement and development. Examples of Spanish architec-ture are the Cathedral of St. Augustine, the fort now calledMarion, in Florida, and the buildings of the Spanish missions,to each of which, as a rule, a church is attached. Traces of 562 A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES French influences are apparent in New Orleans, especially inthe Ursuline convent, now the Archbishops palace. Dutchand Swedish influence is apparent in such structures as theVan Cortlandt Manor on the Hudson, built in 1681. The earlyConstitutional period is noted for the erection of many monu-mental buildings, such as the old Capitol at Washington andthe State House at Boston. Toward the middle of the nine-teenth century (1815-1876), architecture, save in the building. THE WHITE HOUSE AT WASHINGTON of churches, declined. During the last quarter of a century,however, interest in it was revived by architects of foreigntraining like Richard M. Hunt and Henry H. present tendency in the United States is toward theFrench renaissance for residences and hotels, and the Gothicand Romanesque for churches. Strictly speaking, America hasno distinctly national architecture except in the colossal office A centurys progress 563 bmldings of the great cities. These towering skyscrapers,steel skeletons encased in a shell of masonry, are of late assum-ing more architectural elegance and dignity. 737. Painting. The first Americans to win distinction aspainters were Copley, Stuart, and West. American art re-mained under British influence until long after the Revolu-tion and American artists spent the greater part of their livesin Europe. In the nineteenth century, however (1825), Ameri-can painting ass
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