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Harbor Hill: Portrait of a House
ISBN-13:
9780393732160
ISBN-10:
0393732169
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Richard Guy Wilson
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Format:
Hardcover
264 pages
Category:
Buildings
,
Architecture
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ISBN-13:
9780393732160
ISBN-10:
0393732169
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Richard Guy Wilson
Publication date:
2008
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Format:
Hardcover
264 pages
Category:
Buildings
,
Architecture
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Harbor Hill: Portrait of a House (ISBN-13: 9780393732160 and ISBN-10: 0393732169), written by authors
Richard Guy Wilson, was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2008.
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A "palace" ruled by a "queen," Harbor Hill in Roslyn, Long Island, was commissioned by the beautiful and imperious Katherine Duer Mackay, wife of one of the country's wealthiest men.
The mansion along with its magnificent furnishings, art, gardens, and the owners' striving, hubris, and ultimate failure are the dramatis personae of this saga. Stanford White, the architect, wrote, "with the exception of Biltmore, I do not think there will be an estate equal to it in the country." An extravagant product of the desire for social acceptance, the portrait encompasses western mining and old versus new wealth, religious differences and the building of a church, art collecting, and the many people, from the architects, builders, and workers to the servants and staff who ran the house and gardens. Harbor Hill's story includes elements of farce and tragedy; in a sense it is an American portrait. 9 color, 219 b&w illustrationsWe would LOVE it if you could help us and other readers by reviewing the book
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