Summer Cottages in the White Mountains: The Architecture of Leisure and Recreation, 1870 to 1930
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"The scholarship is ground breaking . . . Generously illustrated . . . the book is a pleasure to look through while you learn about the architecture of the cottages, including details of personal eccentricities, habits, and pastimes of the cottage owners." -- New Hampshire Antiques Monthly
Book Description
This generously illustrated book examines the origins and development of the summer cottage in the resort communities of New Hampshire's White Mountains between 1870 and 1930. Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., author of The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains: An Architectural Legacy (1998) and New Hampshire Architecture: An Illustrated Guide (1979), associates the cottages and their outbuildings with a group of forty architects and architectural firms, as well as noted regional builders. He also links the summer cottage phenomenon directly with the origins and growth of the summer resort hotel industry and its distinctive architecture. While focusing primarily on architecture, including such details as the personal eccentricities, habits, and pastimes of cottage owners that often led to distinctive design features, Tolles also interprets these unique dwellings in a broader context of the nation's social, cultural, and economic history.
Summer Cottages in the White Mountains: The Architecture of Leisure and Recreation, 1870 to 1930
Summer Cottages in the White Mountains: The Architecture of Leisure and Recreation, 1870 to 1930,Bryant F. Tolles,University Press of New England,0874519535,Architecture,Domestic,Residential Buildings Architecture,U.S. Architecture - General,United States - State & Local - General,Vacation homes,White Mountains (N.H. and Me.),American history,Houses, apartments, flats, etc,Local history,USA
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