Colonial, Georgian, Federal, and Victorian homes presented with an informative and readable text and 245 color photos. Various aspects and angles of the buildings are shown, in addition to the beautiful frontal views. Floor plans are given for many of the homes, making this new edition an important book for architects and potential home owners alike.
Featured here are twenty-five of the most beautiful examples, ranging from the storied House of the Seven Gables of 1668, in its magnificent colonial splendor, to the Corwin House of 1675, nicknamed the "Witch House" for its direct ...
Over 350 color and black-and-white photographs show the various architectural styles of old New England homes with special attention to the details. A supporting text explains the history and significance...
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His student Margaret Mead made many films with her third husband , Gregory Bateson , including the comparative ethnographic work " Bathing Babies in Three Cultures . ” Recently communication researchers have found insights by employing ...
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This book reveals the essence of antique New England homes and barns--their history, the people who built them, why they were built that way, and how to restore them, piece by piece, without losing their character.
Bob Vila's Guide to Historic Homes of New England
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In At Home: Historic Houses of Eastern Massachusetts, Beth Luey uses architectural and genealogical texts, wills, correspondences, and diaries to craft delightful narratives of these notable abodes and the people who variously built, ...
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.