Wolflin Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Wolflin Historic District

Amarillo, Potter County, Texas
Listed
May 20, 1992
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
92000581

About this property

Heinrich Wölfflin ( German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈvœlflɪn] ; 21 June 1864 – 19 July 1945) was a Swiss art historian, esthetician and educator, whose objective classifying principles ("painterly" vs. "linear" and the like) were influential in the development of formal analysis in art history in the early 20th century. He taught at the University of Basel, the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in the generation that saw German art history's rise to pre-eminence. His three most important books, still consulted, are Renaissance und Barock (1888), Die Klassische Kunst (1898, "Classic Art"), and Kunstgeschichtliche Grundbegriffe (1915, "Principles of Art History"). Wölfflin taught at the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin from 1901 to 1912, at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München from 1912 to 1924, and at the University of Zurich from 1924 until his retirement.

Location

Amarillo, Potter County, Texas
35.18706, -101.85309

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 92000581. It was listed on May 20, 1992.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Masonic Widows and Orphans Home Historic District
Industrial
0 mi
Amarillo Globe Dream House
Civil War
0.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Wolflin Historic District listed on the National Register?

Wolflin Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1992.

What type of historic resource is Wolflin Historic District?

Wolflin Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Wolflin Historic District?

The period of significance for Wolflin Historic District is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1864.

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