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Historic houses of Queens / Rob MacKay.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- MacKay, Rob (Journalist), author.
- Series:
- Images of America.
- Images of America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historic buildings--New York (State)--Queens County--Pictorial works.
- Historic buildings.
- Architecture--New York (State)--Queens County.
- Architecture.
- Queens County (N.Y.)--History--Pictorial works.
- Queens County (N.Y.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2021]
- Summary:
- Queens, New York, boasts a rich history that includes dozens of poorly publicized but historically impressive houses. A mix of farmsteads, mansions, seaside escapes, and architecturally significant community dwellings, these homes were owned by America's forefathers, nouveau riche industrialists, Wall Street tycoons, and prominent African American entertainers from the Jazz Age. Rufus King, a senator and the youngest signer of the US Constitution, operated a large family farm in Jamaica, while piano manufacturer extraordinaire William Steinway lived in a 27-room, granite and bluestone Italianate villa in Astoria. Local musicians include Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lena Horne. Through more than 200 photographs, Historic houses of Queens explores the borough's most notable residences--their architecture, owners, surrounding neighborhoods, peculiarities, and even their fates as some vanished due to financial problems or fires.
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Long-Term Impacts
- 2. Almost Royal Flush
- 3. Industrial Development
- 4. Old Wealth, New World
- 5. Horses and All That Jazz
- 6. Hidden Treasures
- 7. Dream Houses and Nightmares
- 8. Country Living in Urban Settings
- 9. Planned Communities
- 10. Cultural Hubs.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print record.
- ISBN:
- 9781439672518
- 1439672512
- OCLC:
- 1251448983
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