Kentucky Houses of Stratton Hammon was awarded the Bronze Medal for Excellence in the national Architecture category of the 2008 Independent Publisher Book Awards By Winfrey Blackburn and R. Scott Gill • Hardcover • 10 x 11 • 208 pages There may be no more revered residential architect in Louisville and Kentucky than Stratton O. Hammon. His very name evokes images of timelessly handsome, classically beautiful homes that remain highly sought-after many decades after their construction. In this magnificent volume, authors Winfrey Blackburn and R. Scott Gill present readers a comprehensive appreciation of Hammon’s work, with virtually every Hammon home in Kentucky described (including floor plans) and photographed in gorgeous detail. The book features a thoughtful introduction by renowned architectural critic Richard Guy Wilson, and the images of award-winning photographer John Nation.
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“A History of Blacks in Kentucky traces the role of blacks from the early exploration and settlement of Kentucky to 1891, when African Americans gained freedom only to be faced with a segregated society. Making extensive use of numerous primary sources such as slave diaries, Freedmen’s Bureau records, church minutes, and collections of personalpapers, the book tells the stories of individuals, their triumphs and tragedies, and their accomplishments in the face of adversity.
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