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1. LOOK UP! The Art of Architectural Sculpture

Author

Morrison, Jeff

Subjects
Michigan -- History, Sculpture -- History -- United States, Architecture -- History, Historic buildings -- History -- Design and construction, History
Abstract

A great deal of Michigan's built environment was constructed during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a time when the dominant architectural styles--from Gothic and Romanesque revival, Victorian, and [...]

Published
2023

2. The door to a hundred joys; Ballroom dancing

Subjects
Dancers -- Influence -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Historic buildings -- History -- Design and construction, Businessmen -- Investments, Company investment, Business, Economics, Business, international
Abstract

Stairway to heaven A modern diva is overseeing the reboot of a faded glory WHEN IT OPENED in 1933, the Paramount ballroom was the belle of Shanghai's decadent, war-scarred nightlife. [...]

Published
2021

3. More a poem than a house: Tessa Wild reveals a remarkable discovery: the earliest known photographs of William Morris's Red House. They show it in the 1890s, when it was lived in by Charles Holme and his family

Author

Wild, Tessa

Subjects
Poets -- Homes and haunts, Historic buildings -- History -- Design and construction, Arts, visual and performing, Design and construction, Homes and haunts, History
Abstract

In 1862, Dante Gabriel Rossetti wrote, 'I wish you could see the house that Morris has built for himself in Kent. It is a most noble work in every way, [...]

Published
2006

4. 'The Queen of the Bluestockings': Mrs Montagu's house at 23 Hill Street rediscovered

Author

Baird, Rosemary

Subjects
Historic buildings -- History -- Design and construction, Arts, visual and performing, Design and construction, History
Abstract

She [Mrs Montagu] is not only the finest genius, but the finest lady I ever saw; she lives in the highest style of magnificence; her apartments and table are in [...]

Published
2003

5. Amsterdam House; This Very, Very Old House

Author

Shorto, Russell

Subjects
New York, New York -- Buildings and facilities, Historic buildings -- History -- Design and construction, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, Design and construction, Buildings and facilities, History
Abstract

In 1625, a carpenter named Pieter Fransz built a house on the outskirts of Amsterdam. He was young, ambitious and lucky enough to belong to one of history's greatest generations: [...]

Published
2006

6. A place for parties and politics

Author

Lasdow, Kathryn

Subjects
Historic buildings -- History -- Design and construction, History
Abstract

Decatur House was both the first and the last private residence in the White House neighborhood. For more than a century, it was the distinguished home of various political figures [...]

Published
2013

7. A lasting treasure

Author

Bernstein, Ronda

Subjects
Historic buildings -- History -- Design and construction, History
Abstract

One of the most unique buildings and earliest neighbors to the White House dates back more than 200 years. Begun in 1799, the Octagon was designed by the first architect [...]

Published
2013

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