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Book synopsis

A survey of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, this book describes the architectural and social development of this resort town. To mount their entertainments, Newport's elite built 'cottages', designed by America's most accomplished architects, that ranged in size from thirty to seventy rooms. Pictured here, the houses cover the gamut of revival styles from Colonial Revival to Stick Style, from French Baroque to Tuscan villa.

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Book category Books in English The arts Architecture Residential buildings, domestic buildings

• Full title: Newport Villas
• Subtitle: The Revival Styles 1885-1935
• Author: Michael C. Kathrens
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 384
• EAN: 9780393732702
• ISBN: 0393732703
• ID: 04605168
• Publisher: W W NORTON & CO
• Weight: 2106 g
• Dimensions: 314 × 241 × 32 mm
• Date of publishing: 24. February 2009

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