books.google.com - This unique book traces the evolution and accomplishments of the office that from 1852 until 1939 held a virtual monopoly over federal building design. Among its more memorable buildings are the Italianate U.S. Mint in Carson City, the huge granite pile of the State, War, and Navy Building in Washington,...http://books.google.com/books/about/Architects_to_the_Nation_The_Rise_and_De.html?id=hjDZz87NF8AC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareArchitects to the Nation : The Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect's Office