Preserving American Mansions and Estates

Name: Preserving American Mansions and Estates
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ISBN: 9780070570412

ISBN-10: 0070570418

ISBN-13: 9780070570412

Edition: N/A

Authors: William C. Shopsin

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America has an abundance of fine mansions and large estates. However many are experiencing problems due to rising tax assessments, changing development patterns, code regulations and demographics.

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List price: $49.95
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 212
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 2.090
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: General Background	p. 1
Planning for the Future: Government and Private Owners	p. 5
Survival	p. 6
The Anglo-American Connection	p. 6
Rustic and Wilderness Preservation	p. 13
Great Camps	p. 14
Current Threat	p. 15
Preserving American Camps	p. 16
Preservation of Open Land	p. 25
Land Trusts	p. 26
Government Role: Coming to Terms with Zoning and Environmental Concerns	p. 35
Large Site Master Planning	p. 36
Suburban Historic Districts and Zoning in the Preservation of Mansions and Estates	p. 43
Resort Zoning	p. 51
Conservation of the Historic Landscape	p. 65
The Garden Story	p. 66
Modern House Museums	p. 77
Restoring Early Frank Lloyd Wright Houses	p. 78
Adapting Mansions to Commercial and Residential Uses	p. 95
Historic Inns: Changing Patterns of American Tourism	p. 96
Attracting the Selective Guest	p. 96
Community Cooperation	p. 96
A Luxurious Spa	p. 111
Restaurants and Catering Facilities	p. 114
Apartments and Residential Developments	p. 123
Recreational Uses of Mansions and Estates	p. 138
Mansions as Corporate or Research Facilities	p. 146
Adapting Mansions to Suburban and Urban Cultural Facilities	p. 161
Estates as Rural or Suburban Cultural Centers	p. 162
Impact of Adaptive Reuses on Neighbors	p. 175
Large Mansions as Urban Cultural Facilities	p. 176
Preserving and Adapting Mansions	p. 197
Surviving Mansions and Estates	p. 198
Access	p. 199
Conclusion	p. 201
Bibliography	p. 205
Photo Credits	p. 207
Index	p. 210
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