Maine Cottages: Fred L. Savage and the Architecture of Mount Desert - Hardcover

Bryan, John M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568983174 ISBN 13: 9781568983172

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, 2005

Synopsis

Mount Desert has been one of America's favorite tourist destinations for over 150 years. As early as the 1840s, the lush landscape of this island on the Maine coast attracted artists and writers, who soon made Mount Desert's beauty famous with their paintings and publications. The stream of tourists that began traveling to the island after the Civil War prompted a building boom of cottages, hotels, and various buildings in Bar Harbor and other towns in the vicinity.

Fred Savage (1861–1924) was the most influential architect in the development of Mount Desert and northeastern Maine, designing over three hundred buildings. Richly illustrated with archival drawings, photographs, and newly commissioned color photography, Maine Cottages presents all of Savage's most important works while placing the life and career of this architect in the larger context of Mount Desert.

About this title

About the Author:

John Bryan is a noted architectural historian and professor of art history at the University of South Carolina.

Review:

"This handsome book will delight those who appreciate the homes...that overlook some of Maine's most...magnificent views." -- 2nd Home Journal, April 2005

...Lovers of New England and Victoriana should not miss this book. -- Cottage Style, July 2005

...a thoroughly researched and beautifully illustrated book documenting Savage's imprint...a well-organized, well-written, in-depth work...Essential. -- CHOICE, December 2005

...lucidly written, well annotated, and spectacularly illustrated with photographs by Richard Cheek. -- Antiques Magazine, July 2005

This book is a pleasure to read. -- Maine Antique Digest, November, 2005

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1568983174
• ISBN 13: 9781568983172
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 301