Hudson River Villas - Hardcover

John Zukowsky; Robbe Pierce Stimson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847806138 ISBN 13: 9780847806133

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1985

Synopsis

More than three hundred superb photographs--with fifty pages in color--and historical drawings document over 120 imposing villas and grand estates built up and down the Hudson River Valley over the last three hundred years

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Devotees of architecture, photography and regional history will enjoy this magnificently illustrated book documenting 123 residences built along the Hudson River Valley over the last 300 years. The authors present a complete textual history of each mansion from original architect and occupant to its present-day function, accompanied by interior and exterior drawings and photographs culled from contemporary and historical sources. For some estates, original landscape designs and floorplans are provided, plus illustrations highlighting features such as staircases, fireplaces and ceiling paintings. Readers familiar with the region will recognize Washington Irving's Tudor farmhouse, Sunnyside, and the historical Van Cortlandt Manor House in Croton-on-Hudson, but will be certain to make some new discoveries such as the underground chambers at Rockefeller's Kykuit mansion and the eerie ruins of Bennerman's Castle on deserted Pollepel Island. Organized in geographical sequence and accompanied by a detachable map, the book also serves as a visitor's guide.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc.
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0847806138
• ISBN 13: 9780847806133
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224