Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects, 1860-1940 - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0393038564 ISBN 13: 9780393038569

Casa editrice: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1997

Riassunto

Long Island, particularly the North Shore, was the site of some of the most lavish and extravagant residences in the world. The island's beauty, its proximity and easy travel access to New York, and its suitability for yachting and other recreational pursuits made it the perfect place for the leisure class. From the Civil War to World War II, almost 1000 estates were built there, often by the nation's richest families--Morgan, Vanderbilt, Hearst, Astor, Woolworth, Chrysler, Whitney, Tiffany, Frick, and Guggenheim, to name a few.Long Island's rich architectural history is presented in this important and long-awaited volume. It is at once a fascinating glimpse at the homes of some of America's wealthiest families and a complete compendium of the architects who designed these breathtaking houses. Among them are Delano & Aldrich; Cass Gilbert; Richard Morris Hunt; McKim, Mead & White; Horace Trumbauer; Calvert Vaux; and Warren & Wetmore.

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Long Island's beauty, its proximity to New York and its suitability for recreational pursuits have made it an ideal area for the leisured classes. This book provides a guide to the homes of some of America's richest families as well as a compendium of the architects who designed the houses.

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• Editore: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0393038564
• ISBN 13: 9780393038569
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 563
• Redattore: Mackay Robert B., Baker Anthony K., Traynor Carol A.