The round dance halls of Texas : history of a building type, 1897-1937

Texas is home to many dance halls, but only 18 are known to have been built with a “round” (non-orthogonal) plan. Their common design was first conceived by the Austin County carpenter Joachim Hintz in 1897 for the twelve-sided Bellville Turnverein Pavilion. For the next 40 years, variations on the...

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Main Author: McDougal, Stephanie L.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/22540