GREAT HOUSES OF NEW YORK; 1880-1930 presents the stories of 43 most elegant houses built in New York. With over 300 archival photographs and floor plans and a decade of research; Michael Kathrens profiles New York houses known only for their magisterial presence on the city s most elegant boulevards; some of which still exist today. IN the book the lavish rooms are brought to life again polished black and white columns reflect in the marble floor of a grand entryway; Dutch master paintings line damask walls in the second floor reception room; a crystal chandelier softly lights a dining rooms whose boiserie glows with paintings by Boucher evoking the elegant private life that has become a trademark of the wealthy New Yorker.
#3741122 in Books 1984 #File Name: 0913026530299 pages
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