The American Architect was a weekly periodical on architecture published between 1876 and 1938. Originally titled The American Architect and Building News, in 1909 the magazine changed its name to The American Architect. In 1921, it changed name again to The American Architect and the Architectural Review, the second part of the name being the serial it absorbed.[1]

The American Architect
The front cover of the publication c. 1883, during its time as The American Architect and Building News
CategoriesArchitecture
FrequencyAnnually
First issue1876
Final issue1938 (86 years ago) (1938)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
ISSN2155-3971
OCLC8696571

The magazine reverted to its original name in 1925, and was published for another thirteen years. Its final edition, volume 152, was published in 1938, when it was absorbed into Architectural Record.[1]

The magazine was originally published by Ticknor and Company Publishers, based on Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts.[2] It was later published by Swetland Publishing Company and Standard Publishing.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "The American Architect archives". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Woods, Mary (1989). "The First American Architectural Journals: The Profession's Voice". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 48 (2): 117–138. doi:10.2307/990351. ISSN 0037-9808. JSTOR 990351.
  3. ^ "The American architect". Unknown: 26 v. ISSN 2155-3971.
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