1 option
The Vanderbilts and the Gilded Age : architectural aspirations, 1879-1901 / John Foreman and Robbe Pierce Stimson ; introduction by Louis Auchincloss.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Circulating Collection NA7207 .F67 1991
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Foreman, John, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vanderbilt family.
- Mansions--United States.
- Mansions.
- Eclecticism in architecture--United States.
- Eclecticism in architecture.
- Architecture--United States--History--19th century.
- Architecture.
- United States--Social life and customs--1865-1918.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 340 p. : ill., plans ; 29 cm.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 1991.
- Contents:
- 1. The Vanderbilts and the Gilded Age
- 2. 660 Fifth Avenue
- 3. 1 West Fifty-seventh Street
- 4. Shelburne Farms
- 5. Florham
- 6. Elm Court
- 7. Woodlea
- 8. Idle Hour
- 9. Hyde Park
- 10. Marble House
- 11. The Breakers
- 12. Rough Point
- 13. Biltmore
- 14. 640 Fifth Avenue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 324-329) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Dornsife/VSA.
- ISBN:
- 0312059841 :
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.