The Gilded Age: Architecture for the Elite | Treasures of New York: "Stanford White"

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Gilded Age architect architecture Stanford White monuments Reconstruction post-Civil War newly rich 19th century New York City Mark Twain arts across the curriculum social realism aac16 Treasures of New York Treasures of New York: Stanford White middle school social studies 8th grade social studies 19th century changing society robber barons Rockefeller Carnegie Morgan 19th century literature social realism charles mckim william rutherford mead mckim mead and white architectural firm

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English-Language Arts History-Social Science The Arts

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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12

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The Gilded Age: Architecture for the Elite | Treasures of New York: "Stanford White"

This series of videos from Treasures of New York: Stanford White presents the Gilded Age, an era of great wealth and remarkable architecture. Through video, discussion questions, and classroom activities, students explore how architecture, literature, and art reflect the issues and concerns of the time period, and how the era still resonates today.

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PBS Learning Media