Landmark Architecture of Palm Beach

A classic compendium of Palm Beach's landmark buildings by an experienced preservationist, including 262 vintage photos and brief descriptions of the architecture.

Sommario

Prologue
Preface
Introduction
The Buildings
I. North of Dunbar Road
II. Between Dunbar Road and El Bravo Way
III. El Bravo Way and SOuth
In Memoriam

Info autore

The late Barbara D. Hoffstot served as a trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States and was a member of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission during the administrations of Governors William Scranton and Raymond Shaffer. She was a co-founder and vie-president of the Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation and was a member of the board of the Victorian Society in the United States, She was a vice-president of the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach and a member of the board of the Palm Beach Historical Society. Mrs. Hoffstot resided in Pittsburgh and also in Palm Beach, where she owned a house designed by Maurice Fatio.

Riassunto

A classic compendium of Palm Beach's landmark buildings by an experienced preservationist, including 262 vintage photos and brief descriptions of the architecture.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Barbara D Hoffstot, Barbara D. Hoffstot, Hoffstot Barbara D., Arthur P. Ziegler
• Con la collaborazione di: Ziegler Arthur P. (Introduzione)
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.02.2015
• EAN: 9781442237865
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3786-5
• Pagine: 272
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; Architecture, Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments, ARCHITECTURE / History / Modern (late 19th Century to 1945), ARCHITECTURE / Historic Preservation / General, Travel & holiday, Modernism, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, History of Architecture, Travel and holiday, Conservation of buildings & building materials, Architecture: public buildings, Conservation of buildings and building materials, US South: South Atlantic States, Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings