9780393038569-0393038564-Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects, 1860-1940

Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects, 1860-1940

ISBN-13: 9780393038569
ISBN-10: 0393038564
Edition: First Edition
Author: Robert B. MacKay, Carol A. Traynor, Anthony Baker
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover 563 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780393038569
ISBN-10: 0393038564
Edition: First Edition
Author: Robert B. MacKay, Carol A. Traynor, Anthony Baker
Publication date: 1997
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover 563 pages

Summary

Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects, 1860-1940 (ISBN-13: 9780393038569 and ISBN-10: 0393038564), written by authors Robert B. MacKay, Carol A. Traynor, Anthony Baker, was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 1997. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Buildings (Architecture) books. You can easily purchase or rent Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects, 1860-1940 (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Buildings books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $8.76.

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An illustrated treasury of the most magnificent Long Island mansions and a compendium of the architects who designed them.

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. Over 1200 photographs and drawings
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