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  • The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age

    All 203 Photographs from "Artistic Houses," with New Text

    by Arnold Lewis, James Turner, Steven McQuillin ...
    Series series Dover Architecture
    Originally published in 1883 to 1884, Artistic Houses comprised more than 200 photographs of the interiors of the homes of the well-to-do, with commentary on the woodwork, wall coverings, color schemes, and other aspects of interior décor. Today, historians consider Artistic Houses the best source of information and illustrations for private houses in major Eastern cities in the early 1880s. ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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  • City of the Century

    The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America

    by Donald L. Miller ...
    "A wonderfully readable account of Chicago's early history" and the inspiration behind PBS's American Experience (Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times).Depicting its turbulent beginnings to its current status as one of the world's most dynamic cities, City of the Century tells the story of Chicago—and the story of America, writ small. From its many natural disasters, including the Great Fire of ... Read more

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  • Love, Fiercely

    A Gilded Age Romance

    by Jean Zimmerman ...
    The true story of the New York society couple portrayed in the John Singer Sargent painting—an architect and an heiress who became passionate reformers.Contemporaries of the Astors and Vanderbilts, they grew up together along the shores of bucolic Staten Island, linked by privilege—her grandparents built the world's fastest clipper ship, while his family owned most of Murray Hill. Theirs was a ... Read more

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  • The Flatiron

    The New York Landmark and the Incomparable City That Arose with It

    by Alice Sparberg Alexiou ...
    The marvelous story of the Flatiron: the instantly recognizable building that signaled the start of a new era in New York history.Critics hated it. The public feared it would topple over. Passersby were knocked down by the winds. But even before it was completed, the Flatiron Building had become an unforgettable part of New York City.The Flatiron Building was built by the Chicago-based Fuller ... Read more

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  • A Season of Splendor

    The Court of Mrs. Astor in Gilded Age New York

    by Greg King ...
    Journey through the splendor and the excesses of the Gilded Age"Every aspect of life in the Gilded Age took on deeper, transcendent meaning intended to prove the greatness of America: residences beautified their surroundings; works of art uplifted and were shared with the public; clothing exhibited evidence of breeding; jewelry testified to cultured taste and wealth; dinners demonstrated ... Read more

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  • Broadway

    A History of New York City in Thirteen Miles

    by Fran Leadon ...
    “Part lively social history, part architectural survey, here is the story of Broadway—from 17th-century cow path to Great White Way.”—Geoff Wisner, Wall Street JournalFrom Bowling Green all the way to Marble Hill, Fran Leadon takes us on a mile-by-mile journey up America’s most vibrant and complex thoroughfare, through the history at the heart of Manhattan. Broadway traces the physical and social ... Read more

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  • The American Porch

    An Informal History of an Informal Place

    by Michael Dolan ...
    The former American History editor explores the creation and restoration of an essential part of a twentieth-century home's identity—the American porch."In this delightful look at an American icon, journalist and documentary scriptwriter . . . Dolan traces the history of the porch, using this history to explore subjects such as architecture, history, slavery, colonialism, trade, anthropology, ... Read more

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  • Triumvirate: McKim, Mead & White

    Art, Architecture, Scandal, and Class in America's Gilded Age

    by Mosette Broderick ...
    A rich, fascinating saga of the most influential, far-reaching architectural firm of their time and of the dazzling triumvirate—Charles McKim, William Mead, and Stanford White—who came together, bound by the notion that architecture could help shape a nation in transition. They helped to refine America’s idea of beauty, elevated its architectural practice, and set the standard on the world’s stage ... Read more

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  • Dr. Kimball and Mr. Jefferson

    Rediscovering the Founding Fathers of American Architecture

    by Hugh Howard ...
    Yes, they make rather an odd couple-but, truly, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) and Fiske Kimball (1888-1955) are the Johnson and Boswell of the story of American architecture. If not for Dr. Fiske Kimball, we might never have known that Thomas Jefferson was an architect. Though he was hailed as a brilliant statesman, Jefferson was all but unknown as an artist and an architect for nearly a century. ... Read more

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  • The Garden District of New Orleans

    by Jim Fraiser ...
    The Garden District of New Orleans has enthralled residents and visitors alike since it arose in the 1830's with its stately white-columned Greek Revival mansions and double-galleried Italianate houses decorated with lacy cast iron. Photographer West Freeman evokes the romance of this elegant neighborhood with lovely images of private homes, dazzling gardens, and public structures. Author Jim ... Read more

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  • Architects of an American Landscape

    Henry Hobson Richardson, Frederick Law Olmsted, and the Reimagining of America’s Public and Private Spaces

    by Hugh Howard ...
    A dual portrait of America’s first great architect, Henry Hobson Richardson, and her finest landscape designer, Frederick Law Olmsted—and their immense impact on AmericaAs the nation recovered from a cataclysmic war, two titans of design profoundly influenced how Americans came to interact with the built and natural world around them through their pioneering work in architecture and landscape ... Read more

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  • Jefferson and Monticello

    The Biography of a Builder

    by Jack McLaughlin ...
    The "entrancing" National Book Award finalist tells the life of Thomas Jefferson as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello ( The New York Times Book Review ).For over half a century, it was his consuming passion, his most serious amusement. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson, McLaughlin crafts an uncommon portrait of builder and ... Read more

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