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Title: Great American Houses and Their Architectural Styles by Virginia McAlester, Lee McAlester, Alex McLean, A. Lee McAlester ISBN: 1-55859-750-6 Publisher: Abbeville Press, Inc. Pub. Date: October, 1994 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: It's hard to put down
Comment: The houses are unbelievable and some of our best treasures. For example; Falaise a house built by the Harry Guggenheim, is absolutely beautiful. It is not untastefully large, just right, a dream house. As an architect I am going to try to use some of this house's style in some future designs. By the way, the book failed to mention the house was used for the interior shots for the movie magnate's house in the "Godfather". Try to guess which room was used for the horse's head scene.
Rating: 5
Summary: Well done all around.
Comment: You could think of this as a coffee-table version of the McAlester's Field Guide to American Houses (which I also recommend.) In this case each house is an historical landmark as well as an exemplar of an architectural style, and the photos are suitably sumptuous. I like coffee-table books that also give you solid information as well as pretty pictures, and this one succeeds admirably on both counts. It may not have every artist's or magnate's house you can think of, but it has a lot of them. A modern classic.
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful photos and excellent information
Comment: My wife and I love this book. It explains architectural styles by profiling oustanding examples found throughout the United States. The McAlesters not only explain the architectural elements that make a house extraordinary, they also give the fascinating history of the homes and their owners, which include Thomas Jefferson, Mark Twain, and Thomas Edison. In each profile, they also include simple line drawings that clearly identify the features of the style. Since buying this book, we have visited eight of the 25 houses and plan on seeing them all. This book will not gather dust on your coffee table.
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Title: Great Houses of the Hudson River by Michael Middleton Dwyer, Mark Rockefeller ISBN: 082122767X Publisher: Bulfinch Pub. Date: 19 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: National Geographic Guide To Americas Great Houses by Henry Wiencek ISBN: 0792274245 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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Title: The Architecture of Delano & Aldrich by Peter Pennoyer, Anne Walker, Robert A. M. Stern, Thomas Jayne ISBN: 0393730875 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 17 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: David Adler, Architect: The Elements of Style by David Adler, Martha Thorne, Art Institute of Chicago, Kisho Kurokawa Gallery of Architecture, Richard Guy Wilson, Pauline C. Metcalf ISBN: 0300097026 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: The Mansions of Long Island's Gold Coast by Monica Randall ISBN: 084782649X Publisher: Rizzoli Pub. Date: 07 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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