Architecture of the Old South is a series of ten handsome books that surveys the historic buildings of Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky & Tennessee, the Carolinas, Georgia, Mississippi & Alabama, and Louisiana. Two large volumes survey the entire region by style and period. Written by Mills Lane with special photography by Van Jones Martin, each book contains 200-350 pages and 235-450 illustrations, photographs new and old, historic prints, drawings and plans. Colonial & Federal The first of two books surveying buildings across the South, focusing on early architectural perceptions and trends. Greek Revival & Romantic The second book in the two-part overview, describing hundreds of buildings built in the later Greek Revival and Romantic styles. Virginia Virginia was the oldest, most populous and richest colony in the South, with early architecture of unsurpassed elegance and variety. Maryland Sumptuous mansions were built early on in thriving colonial Maryland, and in the days of the young Republic cosmopolitan Baltimore employed "imported" English and French craftsmen. Kentucky & Tennessee Mills Lane surveys the most important and beautiful buildings of the two states carved from the historic Southwest Territory. North Carolina North Carolina flourished after the French and Indian War, producing exquisite little brick houses as well as large buildings in the imperial Palladian style. South Carolina A survey of some 200 buildings, covering architecture in the low-country of aristocratic planters as well as that of up-country small farmers. Georgia The cotton gin transformed the last and poorest of the colonies into a thriving center of commerce, bringing opulent villas and fine Greek Revival mansions to Georgia. Mississippi & Alabama Mississippi and Alabama enjoyed their greatest prosperity during the heyday of the Greek Revival, and, due to the long, hot summers, produced the most "Southern" buildings of the Old South. Louisiana Louisiana's architecture is a rich combination of Caribbean, French and English traditions that lends the state a distinctive "foreign" appearance. And, for an in-depth look at Savannah's important buildings, read... Savannah Revisited A lavishly illustrated book depicting the history, people and architecture of one of the South's classic cities. The Beehive Foundation 208 West Harris Street Savannah, Georgia 31401 These books are published without profit as an educational service.