Antique Houses of Gloucester
Title | Antique Houses of Gloucester PDF eBook |
Author | Prudence Paine Fish |
Publisher | History Press (SC) |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9781596293731 |
In Antique Houses of Gloucester, author Prudence Fish delivers a masterful survey of Gloucester's most compelling, puzzling and captivating old homes--while simultaneously providing an entertaining primer on New England's colonial and nineteenth-century architecture. Stumped by the differences between Georgian and Federal ornamentation? Wondering how to identify an authentic "Cape Ann cottage"? Intrigued by Indian shutters, widow's walks, Tory chimneys and other such exotically named decorative motifs? Fish unravels these mysteries and more. With a "Fact and Fiction" section debunking various myths and misconceptions, a comprehensive glossary of terms and even an excursion into the cutting-edge field of dendrochronology, Antique Houses of Gloucester offers everything the reader needs to become an armchair expert on Gloucester's historic residences and New England's classic building styles.
The Story of an Interesting and Historic Old House in Gloucester, Mass
Title | The Story of an Interesting and Historic Old House in Gloucester, Mass PDF eBook |
Author | Gloucester (Mass.). Sargent-Murray-Gilman House |
Publisher | |
Pages | 2 |
Release | |
Genre | Art museums |
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Antique Houses of Gloucester
Title | Antique Houses of Gloucester PDF eBook |
Author | Prudence Fish |
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Pages | |
Release | 2022-05-18 |
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In Antique Houses of Gloucester, author Prudence Fish delivers a masterful survey of Gloucester's most compelling, puzzling and captivating old homes while simultaneously providing an entertaining primer on New England's colonial and nineteenth-century architecture.
The Story of an Interesting and Historic Old House in Gloucester, Mass
Title | The Story of an Interesting and Historic Old House in Gloucester, Mass PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 15 |
Release | 1919 |
Genre | Gloucester (Mass.) |
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If Antique Houses Could Talk
Title | If Antique Houses Could Talk PDF eBook |
Author | Prudence Fish |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 2022-08-08 |
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The History of old New England houses
Virginia Country
Title | Virginia Country PDF eBook |
Author | Betsy Wells Edwards |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Architecture |
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Describes 27 homes in Virginia from Toddsbury built around 1690 to Woodside Farm built in 1850 with color photographs and histories of the families who live in them.
Old Houses, Mills, Churches, and Historic Sites of Gloucester, Virginia
Title | Old Houses, Mills, Churches, and Historic Sites of Gloucester, Virginia PDF eBook |
Author | William L. Lawrence |
Publisher | |
Pages | 207 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Church buildings |
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