North Shore Boston: Country Houses Of Essex County, 1865-1930 [Hardcover]

Pamela W. Fox (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0926494287 | ISBN-13: 978-0926494282 | Publication Date: December 15, 2005

Nationally-known designers McKim, Mead & White, Olmsted Brothers, Peabody & Stearns, Carrere & Hastings, Ogden Codman and David Adler join Bostonians Little & Browne, Wheelwright & Haven, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge and Guy Lowell in a grand procession of expansive shingle summer cottages, rambling Tudor manors, stately Georgian mansions and colorful Italian villas set amid some of the most breathtaking landscapes in the nation.

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I m blown away by Pamela Fox s brilliantly assembled panoply of the North Shore s upper crust. . . A Foxy coup this! --Joseph Garland, author of Boston's Gold Coast: The North Shore, 1880-1929

Pamela Fox inspires thoughts of a more elegant time with her magnificent compilation --The North Shore Magazine

From the Publisher

The Acanthus Press series on Urban and Suburban Domestic Architecture present distinguished American domestic buildings of the last two centuries. The history of these houses and apartments is the history of eminent clients and their architects as they addressed the varied needs of American domestic life.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 349 pages
• Publisher: Acanthus Pr Llc (December 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0926494287
• ISBN-13: 978-0926494282
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #611,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Boston Brilliance, July 15, 2005

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Shannon Deason (Houston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: North Shore Boston: Country Houses Of Essex County, 1865-1930 (Hardcover)

This is a beautiful book and a great follow up to the book on Chicago's North Shore. These books are so luxurious and elegant, the craftsmanship is just amazing, I highly recommend both. It is wonderful to explore this well researched and interesting book. The black and white historic pictures are crisp and detailed and the history well researched. Anyone who has any interest in historic estates or just appreciates fine craftsmanship in a book will not be disappointed. I commend the authors and publisher for a job well done.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" Book, June 5, 2008

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Lawrence B. Lufkin (Tiverton, RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: North Shore Boston: Country Houses Of Essex County, 1865-1930 (Hardcover)

This book is a treasure of information about the great homes north of Boston and contains outstanding rare and crisp photographs that tell so much. Due to the quality of this publication, I would not hesitate to add any book published by Acanthus Press, which obviously takes great pride in creating their architecture books. The preservation of the great remaining mansions and estates is vital to our continued rediscovery and appreciation of our past and this book is an important resource. I found that the award-winning author, Pamela W. Fox, to have great talent in writing an architectural book that is a joy to read. Probably you do the same thing with this type of book as I: you go through the volume the first time looking at the fine photographs and reading the captions, and then when you have time you read the text. I would call this getting triple the value, as after you have looked, and read, you will now use this book as a reference. ([e-mail])

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous book with fabulous houses and pictures!, August 19, 2005

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Amy Wallace "Buttonsamy" (Bolinas, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: North Shore Boston: Country Houses Of Essex County, 1865-1930 (Hardcover)

I saw this book and as soon as I started looking through it I fell in love. This novel chronicles the expansive mansions on Boston's North Shore, with black and white photographs of both the exteriors and interiors. These pictures made me feel like I was part of that life, and helped me understand how people actually decorated those "Maderley" type manor houses. I was shocked to know families actually lived in them, and furnished them so lavishly!

For anyone who is a fan of architecture or old houses, even victorian decorating, check this book out! I love old houses and seeing the way people decorated them, and this HUGE book took me further in than I ever expected. Some of these have blueprints, which helped me figure out the layout of these grand mansions, and how many rooms there really were.