Colonial revival Maine / Kevin D. Murphy ; with a preface by Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. ; and contributions by Kim Lovejoy ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Kevin D.

Contributor:

Lovejoy, Kim Brian, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Colonial revival (Architecture)--Maine.

Colonial revival (Architecture).

Architecture--Maine--19th century.

Architecture.

Vacation homes--Maine.

Vacation homes.

Seaside architecture--Maine.

Seaside architecture.

Maine.

Physical Description:

ix, 181 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2004]

Summary:

Beginning with McKim, Mead, Bigelow, and White's famous sketching trip of 1877, architects have traditionally recorded the historic architecture of northern New England and incorporated its imagery into their own designs. Colonial Revival Maine provides an insightful account of how this interest in the classical influences of colonial- and federal-era buildings engaged the imagination of a group of architects and their draftsmen in the late nineteenth century. Together, these designers created the charming streetscapes and bucolic retreats that today dot the Maine coast. The "summer cottages" built for a wealthy Boston elite in York, the Kennebunks, North Haven, Sorrento, and other resort communities form the focus of this lavishly produced book. Generously illustrated with period drawings and archival images as well as newly commissioned photographs, Colonial Revival Maine creates a rich portrait of one of America's favorite architectural styles in what is still today one of its most glorious destinations.

Contents:

The Colonial Revival and Maine, an Introduction 1

Picturesque and Refined: The Colonial Revival in Maine 12

Map of Maine 42

The Senior Designers

Robert Swain Peabody, of Peabody & Stearns 46

Francis W. Chandler 54

William Ralph Emerson 61

The Draftsmen

William E. Barry 70

John Calvin Stevens 98

Henry Paston Clark 120

Arthur Little, of Little & Browne 136

Mary Sowles Perkins and Elizabeth Bishop Perkins 148

William H. Dabney, Jr., of Ball & Dabney 154

The Continuing Tradition of the Colonial Revival in Maine

Frederick A. Tompson 162

Joseph Dane 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 176-177) and index.

ISBN:

1568984499

OCLC:

53939753