Stately Homes in America - From Colonial Times to the Present Day (Paperback)

Originally published in 1903, the chapters are: Men Who Build Fine HousesThe Colonial ResidenceThe Meaning of the Transitional DwellingThe Character of the Transitional DwellingThe Beginnings of the Greater Modern ResidenceThe Modern American Residence - Economic and Social ConditionsThe Modern American Residence - Its ExteriorThe Modern American Residence - Its InteriorVintage photos (both interior and exterior) are included with history about the homes, and architectural opinions of the time are given. A large number of homes are covered in extensive detail, including the residences of William Waldorf Astor, Andrew Carnegie, Henry M. Flagler, Cornelius Vanderbilt, J. Pierpont Morgan, Potter Palmer, Lawrence C. Phipps, and many more.

General

Imprint:	University Press of the Pacific
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2003
First published:	August 2003
Authors:	Harry W. Desmond • Herbert Croly
Dimensions:	225 x 164 x 34mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	552
ISBN-13:	978-1-4102-0790-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Residential buildings, domestic buildings > General
LSN:	1-4102-0790-0
Barcode:	9781410207906

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