Harbor Hill Portrait of a House

Name: Harbor Hill Portrait of a House
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ISBN: 9780393732160

ISBN-10: 0393732169

ISBN-13: 9780393732160

Edition: 2008

Authors: Richard Guy Wilson

List price: $60.00

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The story of a grand estate erected at the turn of the last century, an embodiment of the excess of the Gilded Era. A "palace" ruled by a "queen," Harbor Hill in Roslyn, Long Island, was commissioned by the beautiful and imperious Katherine Duer Mackay, wife of one of the country's wealthiest men. The mansion, along with its magnificent furnishings, art, and gardens, and the owners' striving, hubris, and ultimate failure are the dramatis personae of this saga. Stanford White, Harbor Hill's architect, wrote, "with the exception of Biltmore, I do not think there will be an estate equal to it in the country." Detailing the extravagant product of the owners' desire for social acceptance, the…

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/17/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 264
Size: 0.94" wide x 1.23" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 2.926
Language: English

Richard Guy Wilson is chair and Commonwealth Professor of Architectural History at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.