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Douglas Kent BEREUTER, Congress, NE (1939)

BEREUTER, Douglas Kent, a Representative from Nebraska; born in York, York County, Nebr., October 6, 1939; attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School, Utica, Nebr.; graduated from Utica High School…

prefabrication

(Encyclopedia) prefabrication, in architectural construction, a technique whereby large units of a building are produced in factories to be assembled, ready-made, on the building site. The technique…

Jacobs, Jane

(Encyclopedia) Jacobs, Jane, 1916–2006, American-Canadian urbanologist, b. Scranton, Pa., as Jane Butzner. She moved to New York City in the 1930s, was an editor (1952–64) of Architectural Forum…

zoning

(Encyclopedia) zoning, legislative regulations by which a municipal government seeks to control the use of buildings and land within the municipality. It has become, in the United States, a…

Virgil Delphini PARRIS, Congress, ME (1807-1874)

PARRIS, Virgil Delphini, (cousin of Albion Keith Parris), a Representative from Maine; born in Buckfield, Maine, February 18, 1807; attended the common schools, Hebron Academy, Hebron, Maine,…