Great Houses of Florida (Hardcover)

by Beth Dunlop (Author), Joanna Lombard (Author), Steven Brooke (Photographer)

Editorial Reviews

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"The authors provide a great deal of historical material about each featured home....Architectural or design fans will especially appreciate this excellent work." ~Newsday

"Readers get a visual sense of the richness of Floridian architecture through the 220 color photographs by Steven Brooke." ~The Gainesville Sun


"The book's you-are-there photography will tempt lovers of history, architecture, and interior design to take it off the coffee table and give it some lap time." ~Sarasota Herald Tribune

"Thirty-four houses are featured, not only because they are open to the public, but because they continue to exert a powerful influence on the iconography and architecture of the state." ~Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers

Product Description
In the manner of Rizzoli's acclaimed Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley, Great Houses of Florida presents the greatest and most intriguing houses of the state. Including John and Mabel Ringling's fabulous Venetian Palazzo Ca d'Zan, James Deering's spectacular Italianate Villa Vizcaya in Miami, and the Audubon and Hemingway houses in Key West. With all new color photography, this lavish book provides a rare look into the very finest houses from the one-time premier winter playground of America's rich and famous.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Rizzoli; illustrated edition edition (October 7, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0847830977
• ISBN-13: 978-0847830978
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #432,004 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great Houses of Florida, May 21, 2009

By	Addison Mizner "bookdoctor" (Indian Pass, Fla. USA) - See all my reviews

This book should be titled The Great Houses of Dade County. Once the writers finally get north of Fort Lauderdale the text, written like a critique in the Miami Herald, starts to get interesting. The obvious omission of Henry Flagler's Whitehall in Palm Beach seems both intentional and bizarre. The last minute inclusion of a few houses in North Florida seems haphazard and once again poorly researched and written. Lets hope that some day more competent authors will address this important chapter in Florida history.

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4.0 out of 5 stars SPECTACULAR FLORIDA, November 6, 2008

By	Shannon Deason "SchylarRex" (Houston) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This book, like the Great Houses of the Hudson River Valley, is well done and nicely put to together. It's not a great book, like, Great Houses of Long Island, but it's well worth a look. It covers most of Florida's famous houses, most importantly, James Deering's Viscaya. Really any discussion on great houses in Florida, begins and ends with this Coconut Grove Icon. The text is informative, not exactly scholarly, but informative, none the less. The images are vivid and well presented. If you have any interest in Florida or interesting, often spectacular houses, then I believe you will be pleased with this book.