Historic Houses Of Philadelphia

Author : Roger W. Moss
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 9780812234381
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Houses of Philadelphia written by Roger W. Moss and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1998-05-29 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Historic Houses of Philadelphia" brings the region's most impressive museum homes to life with maps, touring information, and historical notes on 50 distinctive homes. 160 photos, 150 in color.

Author : Thompson Westcott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia written by Thompson Westcott and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph Minardi
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764337710
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Architecture in West Philadelphia, 1789-1930s written by Joseph Minardi and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West of the Schuylkill River, what was once Blockley and Kingsessing Townships is now West Philadelphia. Here is a comprehensive look at the rich architectural history of neighborhoods in and around University City and biographies of the architects who made it possible. In more than 500 images, see this area of the "City of Brotherly Love" transition from humble beginnings as a collection of sprawling farms and dusty hamlets to a streetcar suburb for upwardly mobile types looking to escape the old city and a haven for esteemed educational institutions. Packed with archival images, maps, and color photos, the book covers Cedar Park to Powelton Village, chronicling the charm and elegance found in West Philadelphia's architecture, much of which is still on public display. Examples include Second Empire, Victorian, Queen Anne, Collegiate Gothic, and Italianate styles. This is a global and historic review ideal for architects, urban planners, historians, and of course residents of Blockley and Kingsessing.

Author : Elizabeth B. McCall
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442227729
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Philadelphia Houses on Society Hill, 1750–1840 written by Elizabeth B. McCall and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-09-12 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Officially known as Washington Square Park, Philadelphia’s Society Hill district contains an impressive number of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century houses—perhaps as many as any other comparable area in the United States. This book presents, in text and pictures, the stories of its outstanding Colonial and Early American mansions and dwellings and simple row houses; its churches and other exceptional historic buildings. Old Philadelphia Houseson Society Hill contains both notes and illustrations on the design and architectural details of early Philadelphia row houses. There are also enlightening chapters devoted to such famous places as Bell’s Court, the Drinker House and Drinker’s Court, the Head House and Old Market, the Hill-Physick-Keith House and the Latta House, Old Pine Street Church and the Pennsylvania Hospital, the Man Full of Trouble Inn and many others, all complemented by photos. Featured are the uses of brick and the traditional design and decoration of the period’s interiors, showing antique furniture and prevailing modes of interior decoration. The 150 photographs strike a nice balance of exteriors and interiors, showing characteristic basics and details of structure and charming furniture pieces and accessories of old-time daily living. Tidbits of information concerning such personages as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Dr. Benjamin Rush and other eminent Americans are scattered throughout the book.

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Total Pages : 42 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old and Historic Houses in Philadelphia written by and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Roger W. Moss
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 9780812241068
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historic Landmarks of Philadelphia written by Roger W. Moss and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2008-11-18 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architectural historian Moss and photographer Crane set out to celebrate the surviving historic architecture of Philadelphia. This lavishly illustrated book celebrates Philadelphia's evolution from a modest mercantile outpost of a colonial power to a world-renowned cosmopolitan city.

Author : Thompson Westcott
Publisher : Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3849650820
Total Pages : 776 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia written by Thompson Westcott and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2017-12-07 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Thompson Westcott, the author, is perfectly at home on this subject, having written "The Guide Book to Philadelphia," and a history of the city. In the present volume, he has given a description of all the interesting historic buildings of the city, e.g. Penn's Cottage, Swedes' Church, Bartram's House, Christ Church, Independence Hall, the Slate Roof House or Mount Pleasant, together with a notice of their owners and occupants.

Author : Thompson Westcott
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781290895415
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia written by Thompson Westcott and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Thom Nickels
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625859511
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philadelphia Mansions: Stories and Characters behind the Walls written by Thom Nickels and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Thom Nickels presents the city's most iconic homes and the stories behind them. Philadelphia's grand mansions and architectural treasures reflect its iconic status in American history, for each Greek Revival home and Corinthian column tells a compelling story of the people behind it. Historic Strawberry Mansion in North Philadelphia was home to Judge William Lewis, a Patriot who defended colonists accused of treason and was Aaron Burr's defense lawyer. Socialite, millionaire and world-renowned art collector Henry McIlhenny made his home at Rittenhouse Square and left his art collection to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Famed architect Addison Mizner's Spanish Colonial Revival house La Ronda brought the stark contrast of South Florida to Philadelphia.

Author : Thompson Westcott
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Historic Mansions and Buildings of Philadelphia written by Thompson Westcott and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: