Newport Through Its Architecture

Newport Through Its Architecture
Title Newport Through Its Architecture PDF eBook
Author James L. Yarnall
Publisher UPNE
Pages 326
Release 2005
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9781584654919

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A comprehensive architectural history of America's greatest living architectural laboratory.

Newport Villas

Newport Villas
Title Newport Villas PDF eBook
Author Michael C Kathrens
Publisher National Geographic Books
Pages 396
Release 2009-01-13
Genre Architecture
ISBN

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A survey of the Gilded Age mansions of Newport, Rhode Island, for all who love grand houses. Newport Villas describes the architectural and social development of this summer resort town, the nexus of wealth and fashion at the end of the nineteenth century. All the accoutrements were the best that money could buy, whether it was Parisian frocks, meticulously groomed thoroughbred horses, or meals prepared by imported French chefs. To properly mount their entertainments, Newport's elite built "cottages" that ranged in size from thirty to seventy rooms. The country's most accomplished architects designed these seaside villas, many of them rivaling the great houses of Europe. Pictured here in abundant archival and new photographs, with accompanying floor plans, the houses cover the gamut of revival styles from Colonial Revival to Italian Renaissance Revival, from French Classical Revival to Georgian Revival.

Newport Houses

Newport Houses
Title Newport Houses PDF eBook
Author Jane Mulvagh
Publisher Rizzoli International Publications
Pages 0
Release 1989
Genre Architectural photography
ISBN 9780847809127

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The architectural splendor of Newport, Rhode Island, from colonial clapboard dwellings and public buildings to ornate marble mansions built by the robber barons at the beginning of the 20th century, is preserved in this volume. 175 full-color photos.

Private Newport

Private Newport
Title Private Newport PDF eBook
Author Bettie Bearden Pardee
Publisher Bulfinch
Pages 224
Release 2004-04-14
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9780821228487

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Newport, Rhode Island, blessed with stunning ocean vistas and constant sea breezes, is home to some of the most exceptional private residences in America. Its deeply rooted history makes it a perennial destination, with more than 3.5 million visitors each year. Although it is one of the most high profile towns in the country, Newport is also one of the most cloistered. Private Newport: At Home and in the Garden offers an invitation to venture beyond the privet hedges and massive iron gates. It is the first book to step inside the privately owned mansions to reveal a diverse collection of architectural jewels complemented by spectacular gardens. These homes, created by distinguished architects and landscape designers, are stunning examples of Newport's 375-year "old-world" heritage. Eighteen exquisite and unique homes are prominently featured-from the resilient crescent curve of majestic Seafair, which withstood the Hurricane of '38, to the prizewinning Japanese garden at Wildacre, to the nostalgic working farm of heritage breeds at Swiss Village-each contributing its own part to the "Eden of America."

Newport Mansions

Newport Mansions
Title Newport Mansions PDF eBook
Author Federico Santi
Publisher Schiffer Publishing
Pages 120
Release 2016
Genre Architecture, Domestic
ISBN 9780764352096

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"Newport, Rhode Island nicknamed "the Queen of Resorts," has been celebrated in beautiful postcard portrayals for over a hundred years. Today, these vintage cards illuminate the glories of the Gilded Age, when huge mansions or "cottages" built by competing industrialists blossomed along Bellevue Avenue and the Cliff Walk, turning a once-quiet New England watering hole into the apex of nouveau riche destinations. This updated and expanded second edition features over 200 period images of the mansions, the beautiful beaches, and the shopping areas where the Newport Summer Colony gathered to do what they did best: spend money. See how Newport was forever changed by the prolific growth of cottages during the late nineteenth century. Today, many of these testaments to power and wealth are house museums, where thousands visit annually to see firsthand how the rich and famous lived. Includes a guide to postcard values and collector tips."--page [4] of cover.

Lost Newport

Lost Newport
Title Lost Newport PDF eBook
Author Paul Miller
Publisher Applewood Books
Pages 130
Release 2008-11-15
Genre Architecture and society
ISBN 1557090912

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Published in cooperation with the Preservation Society of Newport County, this evocative paperback guide recreates 50 summer houses, now lost, built during the golden age of Newport, Rhode Island's reign as the queen of resorts.

Newport Mansions

Newport Mansions
Title Newport Mansions PDF eBook
Author Richard Cheek
Publisher
Pages 88
Release 2006
Genre Architecture, Domestic
ISBN

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Guide to ten properties held by the The Preservation Society of Newport County.