Newport villas
the revival styles, 1885-1935
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Author
Publication
2009 - W. W. Norton, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
95,750 words, Guess
Page Count
383 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780393732702
- ISBN-100393732703
- LibraryThing8060815
- Goodreads4292668
- Library of Congress Control Number2008018249
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Number226911641
- Better World Books9780393732702
- Better World BooksP8-BST-205
- Open LibraryOL16839811M
Classifications
- DDC728.809745/7
- LCCNA7238.N67 K38 2009
- LCCNA7238.N67K38 2009
Description
"Newport, Rhode Island, at its peak in the Gilded Age, was a nexus of fashion, opulence, and revelry - "The Queen of Resorts." Here, America's plutocracy commissioned the country's most accomplished architects to boldly display their affluence and sophistication by building summer "cottages" of fabulous magnitude." "In this volume, abundant archival and new photographs and accompanying floor plans show off 35 featured houses, and a selected catalog illustrates 39 additional residences covering the gamut of revival styles from Italian Renaissance and Colonial Revival to French Neoclassic and English Manor. These centered on the brilliant designs of Richard Morris Hunt; Thomas Hastings; John Russell Pope; Horace Trumbauer; Ogden Codman Jr.; Charles Adams Platt; Warren & Wetmore; Delano & Aldrich; Peabody & Stearns; and McKim, Mead & White." "With Newport Villas: The Revival Styles, 1885-1935 in hand, admirers of great residential architecture can tour its famed summer cottages from the comfort of their armchairs and marvel at the life that was lived behind those elegant wrought-iron gates."--Jacket.
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