PhD. Dissertations about Philadelphia Area Places

(From a list of doctoral dissertations relating To American Architectural History 1897 - 1995, compiled by James M. Goode and distributed by The Society of Architectural Historians at http://www.upenn.edu/sah/daah/daah1.html)

The general format of each record is:

The documents are arranged by the date they were written

1948
Donaldson, Christine Hunter
THE CENTENNIAL OF 1876: THE EXPOSITION, AND CULTURE FOR AMERICA
School: Yale University
Source: DAI-A 40/12, p.6390
Order No: AAC 8013687 (278 pages)

1963 -
Cooledge, Harold Norman, Jr.
SAMUEL SLOAN (1815-1884), ARCHITECT
School: University of Pennsylvania
Source: DAI 25/01, p.394
Order No: AAC6407370 (213 pages)

1965
Baigell, Matthew Eli
JOHN HAVILAND
School: University of Pennsylvania
Source: DAI 26/06, p. 3232
Order No: AAC6512207 (433 pages)

1967
Milgram, Grace Smelo
THE CITY EXPANDS, A STUDY OF THE CONVERSION OF LAND FROM RURAL TO URBAN USE, PHILADELPHIA, 1945-1962
School: University of Pennsylvania
Source: DAI-A 28/06, p.2362
Order No: AAC 6712781 (419 pages)

1969
Cutler, John Baker
GIRARD COLLEGE ARCHITECTURAL COMPETITION, 1832-1848
School: Yale University
Source: DAI 30/09A, p.3878
Order No: AAC7002719 (564 pages)

1971
Williams, William Henry
THE PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL, 1751-1801: AN INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF ANGLO-AMERICA'S FIRST HOSPITAL
School: University of Delaware
Source: DAI 32/11A, p.6360
Order No: AAC7214517 (402 pages)

1972
Moss, Roger William, Jr.
MASTER BUILDERS: A HISTORY OF THE COLONIAL PHILADELPHIA BUILDING TRADES
School: University of Delaware
Source: DAI 33/06A, p.2841
Order No: AAC7232008 (255 pages)

1973
Wolf, S.G.
GERMANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 1683-1800: ANATOMY OF A COMMUNITY.
School: Bryn Mawr College 

1975
Lee, Antoinette Josephine
THE RISE OF THE CAST IRON DISTRICT IN PHILADELPHIA
School: George Washington University
Source: DAI 36/03A, p. 1133
Order No: AAC7518068 (310 pages)

1975
Thomas, George Earl.
WILLIAM L. PRICE (1861-1916), BUILDER OF MEN AND OF BUILDINGS.
Description: li, 469 l. illus. 29 cm.
School: University of Pennsylvania
Fine Arts N001 1975 .T456
Van Pelt Diss. POPM1975.84
Storage Microfilm P38:1975

1976
Bruegmann, Robert.
ARCHITECTURE OF THE HOSPITAL: 1770-1870 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY.
Description: xlix, 395 l. illus. 29 cm.
School: University of Pennsylvania
Fine Arts N001 1976 .B889
Van Pelt Diss. POPM1976.103
Storage Microfilm P38:1976

1979
Hunter, Charles E.
THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF HIGH WARD, PHILADELPHIA
Diss. American University, 1979.

1980
Grossman, Elizabeth Greenwell
PAUL PHILIPPE CRET: RATIONALISM AND IMAGERY IN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
School: Brown University
Source: DAI 42/02A, p.429
Order No: AAC811617 (412 pages)

1980
Keebler, Patricia Lawson Heintzelman
THE LIFE AND WORK OF FRANK MILES DAY
School: University of Delaware
Source: DAI 41/03A, p.833
Order No: AAC8019938 (505 pages)

1980
Spera, Elizabeth Gray Kogen
BUILDING FOR BUSINESS: THE IMPACT OF COMMERCE ON THE CITY PLAN AND ARCHITECTURE OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, 1750-1800
School: University of Pennsylvania
Source: DAI 41/10A, p.4432
Order No: AAC8107804 (264 pages)

1983
Morikawa, Susanna Koethe
THE RISE AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART MUSEUM AS A CULTURAL INSTITUTION: THE PHILADELPHIA STORY
School: Syracuse University
Source: DAI 45/02A, p. 327
Order No: AAC8410738 (308 pages)

1985
Dezfuli-Arjomandi, Cyrus
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN PARKWAY IN PHILADELPHIA: A STUDY OF THE FORCES BEHIND ITS CREATION AND EVOLUTION
School: University of Pennsylvania
Source: DAI 46/07A, p.1760
Order No: AAC8515362 (275 pages)

1986
Orlowski, Mark B.
FRANK FURNESS: ARCHITECTURE AND THE HEROIC IDEAL
School: University of Michigan
Source: DAI 47/03A, p.687
Order No: AAC8612454 (676 pages)

1987
Sies, Mary Corbin
AMERICAN COUNTRY HOUSE ARCHITECTURE IN CONTEXT: THE SUBURBAN IDEAL OF LIVING IN THE EAST AND MIDWEST, 1877 - 1917. (NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, ILLINOIS, MINNESOTA)
School: University of Michigan
Source: DAI 48/06A, p.1483
Order No: AAC8720342 (669 pages)

1988
Bozorgi, Khosrow
THE CHESTNUT HILL COUNTRY HOUSE OF THE 1920S: A UNIQUE ARCHITECTURAL `TYPE' [Philadelphia]
School: University of Pennsylvania
Source: DAI 50/01A, p.1
Order No: AAC8908308 (363 pages)

1989
Reed, Peter Shedd
TOWARD FORM: LOUIS I. KAHN'S URBAN DESIGNS FOR PHILADELPHIA, 1939-1962
School: University of Pennsylvania
Source: DAI-A 51/01, p.59
Order No: AAC8922590 (466 pages)

1989
Thompson, Peter John
A SOCIAL HISTORY OF PHILADELPHIA'S TAVERNS, 1683-1800
School: University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: Zuckerman, Michael
Source: DAI 50/10A, p.3341
Order No: AAC9006611 (566 pages)

1990
Shin, Ki-cheol
PRIVATISM IN URBAN FORM: A CASE STUDY ON THE MORPHOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIETY HILL AND OLDE CITY IN PHILADELPHIA SINCE THE EARLY SIXTIES
School: University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: McCleary, Peter
Source: DAI 51/05A, p.1419
Order No: AAC9026644 (320 pages)

1990
Tavakolian, Abdolhosain
SPACES FOR HUMAN COMMUNICATION: THE INNER LIFE OF TWO URBAN PLAZAS IN PHILADELPHIA: RITTENHOUSE AND WASHINGTON SQUARES
School: University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: Leatherbarrow, David
Source: DAI-A 51/08, p.2546
Order No: AAC9026659 (245 pages)

1991
Bristol, Katharine Grace
BEYOND THE PRUITT-IGOE MYTH: THE DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN HIGH-RISE PUBLIC HOUSING, 1850-1970
School: University of California, Berkeley
Advisor: Evenson, Norma
Source: DAI-A 53/10, p.3393
Order No: AAC 9228582 (356 pages)

1991
Cohen, Jeffrey Alan
THE QUEEN ANNE AND THE LATE VICTORIAN TOWNHOUSE IN PHILADELPHIA, 1878-1895
School: University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: Brownlee, David B.
Source: DAI-A 52/11, p.3752
Order No: AAC 9211923 (1,172 pages)

1991
Cohen, Madeline L.
POSTWAR CITY PLANNING IN PHILADELPHIA: EDMUND N. BACON AND THE DESIGN OF WASHINGTON SQUARE EAST
School: University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: Brownlee, David B.
Source: DAI-A 52/08, p.2731
Order No: AAC 9200327 (769 pages)

1992
Harms, Martin John
1770, 1870, 1970: CRAFT, THE MACHINE AND HUMAN TRANSACTION IN THE TECHNOLOGY OF THREE PHILADELPHIA BUILDINGS
School: University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: McCleary, Peter M.
Source: DAI-A 53/05, p.1298
Order No: AAC 9227676 (192 pages)

1993
Heinrich, Thomas Rados
SHIPS FOR THE SEVEN SEAS: PHILADELPHIA SHIPBUILDING IN THE AGE OF INDUSTRIAL CAPITALISM, 1860-1900 (ARCHITECTURE OF SHIPYARDS)
School: University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: Licht, Walter
Source: DAI-A 54/06, p.2297
Order No: AAC 9331788 (416 pages)

1993
Rilling, Donna J.
BUILDING PHILADELPHIA: REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF HOMES, 1790 TO 1837 (PENNSYLVANIA, ROW HOSUES, BUILDING CRAFTSMEN)
School: University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: Licht, Walter
Source: DAI-A 54/03, p.1072
Order No: AAC 9321464 (391 pages)

1993
Thayer, Preston.
THE RAILROAD DESIGNS OF FRANK FURNESS : ARCHITECTURE AND CORPORATE IMAGERY IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Description: xxv, 624 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
School: University of Pennsylvania
Fine Arts Locked Case N001 1993 .T369
Van Pelt Diss. POPM1993.144
Storage Microfilm P38:1993

1994
Giberti, Bruno
THE CLASSIFIED LANDSCAPE: CONSUMPTION, COMMODITY ORDER, AND THE 1876 CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION AT PHILADELPHIA (PENNSYLVANIA)
School: University of California, Berkeley
Advisor: Upton, Dell
Source: DAI-A 55/09, p.2606
Order No: AAC 9504812 (307 pages)

1994
Vincent, Marc Philippe
'NATURA NON FACIT SALTUS': THE EVOLUTION OF PAUL CRET'S ARCHITECTURAL THEORY (PENNSYLVANIA)
School: University of Pennsylvania
Advisor: Brownlee, David B.
Source: DAI-A 55/09, p.2607
Order No: AAC 9503846 (442 pages)

1995
Ayad, Irene Erika
LOUIS I. KAHN AND NEIGHBORHOOD DESIGN: THE 'MILL CREEK DEVELOPMENT AREA PLAN,' 1951-1954 (PENNSYLVANIA)
School: Cornell University
Advisor: Otto, Christian F.
Source: DAI-A 55/12, p.3665
Order No: AAC 9511938 (378 pp.)

1995
Barshinger, Jay R.
PROVISIONS FOR TRADE: THE MARKET HOUSE IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
School: Pennsylvania State University
Advisor: Zabel, Craig
Source: DAI-A 56/02, p.382
Order No: AAC 9518701 (381 pages)