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Historic Houses of Virginia: Great Plantation Houses, Mansions, and Country Places

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From the Tidewater region of its Atlantic Shore to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia has some of the most architecturally rich, and perhaps the most historically important, homes in America. The treasures of American heritage showcased in this volume range in time from the seventeenth century to the twentieth, and include such peerless masterpieces as Colonial Williamsburg's Governor's Palace, George Washington's Mt. Vernon, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Robert E. Lee's Arlington House, and Stratford Hall Plantation—all presented in new photography commissioned for this book, the first to feature in one place the beautiful houses of some of this country's most influential and renowned citizens. Each home shown is either linked to a famous American region or event, or is a National Historic Landmark, a Virginia State Historic Landmark, or listed on the National Register of Historic Places or on other landmark registers.

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The treasures of American heritage showcased in this volume include such masterpieces as Colonial Williamsburg's Governor's Palace, George Washington's Mt. Vernon, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Robert E. Lee's Arlington House, and Stratford Hall Plantation--all presented in new photography commissioned for this book. (Architecture)

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The treasures of American heritage showcased in this volume include such masterpieces as Colonial Williamsburg's Governor's Palace, George Washington's Mt. Vernon, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Robert E. Lee's Arlington House, and Stratford Hall Plantation--all presented in new photography commissioned for this book. (Architecture)
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About the Author

Kathryn Masson, the author of Rizzoli's Santa Barbara Style, Napa Valley Style, and Sonoma Valley Style, lives in the hunt country of northern Virginia. Calder Loth is senior architectural historian at the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Richard Guy Wilson is chair of the department of architectural history at University of Virginia, and author of several books on American architecture. Steven Brooke is the author and photographer of Rizzoli's Seaside Style and Sonoma Valley Style. He lives in Miami.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780847828616
Author:
Masson, Kathryn
Publisher:
Rizzoli International Publications
Photographer:
Brooke, Steven
Foreword by:
Loth, Calder
Foreword:
Loth, Calder
Author:
Loth, Calder
Author:
Wilson, Richard Guy
Author:
Brooke, Steven
Subject:
Domestic
Subject:
Architecture, domestic
Subject:
Historic buildings
Subject:
Residential
Subject:
Buildings - Residential
Subject:
Plantations -- Virginia.
Subject:
Historic buildings -- Virginia.
Subject:
Architecture-Houses
Publication Date:
20061031
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
220 COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
11.12x9.72x1.13 in. 3.80 lbs.
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"Synopsis" by , The treasures of American heritage showcased in this volume include such masterpieces as Colonial Williamsburg's Governor's Palace, George Washington's Mt. Vernon, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Robert E. Lee's Arlington House, and Stratford Hall Plantation--all presented in new photography commissioned for this book. (Architecture)
"Synopsis" by , The treasures of American heritage showcased in this volume include such masterpieces as Colonial Williamsburg's Governor's Palace, George Washington's Mt. Vernon, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Robert E. Lee's Arlington House, and Stratford Hall Plantation--all presented in new photography commissioned for this book. (Architecture)
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