North Shore Boston: Country Houses Of Essex County, 1865-1930
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (812 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0926494287 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 349 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is her hope that this book will encourage preservation of the many handsome country houses that still survive on Boston's North Shore. After majoring in art history at Radcliffe College (Harvard University), she studied architecture and historic preservation at Boston University, where she received a master's degree in preservation studies. She lives in Weston (MA). Pamela Wilkinson Fox is a preservation consultant and author of award-winning "Farm Town to Suburb: The Hist
I m blown away by Pamela Fox s brilliantly assembled panoply of the North Shore s upper crustA Foxy coup this! --Joseph Garland, author of Boston's Gold Coast: The North Shore, 1880-1929Pamela Fox inspires thoughts of a more elegant time with her magnificent compilation --The North Shore Magazine
Nationally-known designers McKim, Mead & White, Olmsted Brothers, Peabody & Stearns, Carrere & Hastings, Ogden Codman and David Adler join Bostonians Little & Browne, Wheelwright & Haven, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge and Guy Lowell in a grand procession of expansive shingle summer cottages, rambling Tudor manors, stately Georgian mansions and colorful Italian villas set amid some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the nation.
RWE said Fine, but could be better. Overall, the content and pictures were fine, but I was disappointed at the small number of plans included. This is a major beef of mine with most of the later volumes in this series. For example, the excellent book by Kathrens on Trumbauer - it has plans for most of his houses. Kathrens' later book on houses of New York only had half as many. His newest (not published by Acanthus) on Newport houses, goes back to providing more plans. I wonder if editorial decisions at Acanthus led him to another publishing house?Anyone seriously interested in architectur. Lawrence B. Lufkin said A "Must Have" Book. This book is a treasure of information about the great homes north of Boston and contains outstanding rare and crisp photographs that tell so much. Due to the quality of this publication, I would not hesitate to add any book published by Acanthus Press, which obviously takes great pride in creating their architecture books. The preservation of the great remaining mansions and estates is vital to our continued rediscovery and appreciation of our past and this book is an important resource. I found that the award-winning author, Pamela W. Fox, to have grea. "Boston Brilliance" according to Shannon Deason. This is a beautiful book and a great follow up to the book on Chicago's North Shore. These books are so luxurious and elegant, the craftsmanship is just amazing, I highly recommend both. It is wonderful to explore this well researched and interesting book. The black and white historic pictures are crisp and detailed and the history well researched. Anyone who has any interest in historic estates or just appreciates fine craftsmanship in a book will not be disappointed. I commend the authors and publisher for a job well done.