Of Houses & Time: Personal Histories of America's National Trust Properties

by William Seale

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240 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1992

About the author

William Seale was an American historian and author whose work focused on historical writing and the restoration of historic American buildings, notably state capitols. He attended Southwestern University in Texas and completed his Ph.D. at Duke University in North Carolina. An independent author since 1965, he wrote extensively on the White House and participated in the restoration of many state capitols. He was the founding editor of White House History Quarterly, the award-winning quarterly journal of the White House Historical Association, and author of The Imperial Season; The Tasteful Interlude: American Interiors Through the Camera’s Eye; Recreating the Historic House Interior; The Virginia Governor’s Mansion; Temples of Democracy; The State Capitols of the USA, and many others. With the Association, he provided commentary for At Home in the President’s Neighborhood: A Photographic Tour and authored numerous books including: The President’s House: A History; The White House Garden; The White House: The History of an American Idea; An Artist Visits the White House Past; The Night They Burned the White House: The Story of Tom Freeman’s Painting, the 23rd edition of The White House: An Historic Guide; Blair House: The President’s Guest House; A White House of Stone: Building America’s First Ideal in Architecture; and the forthcoming title Life on Lafayette Park.

Reviews

[Denise Ballentine]

One of the best "coffee table" books I have ever read. OK, maybe the only "coffee table" book I have actually read all the way through. But it really was good. This is a gorgeous book I bought for a song at a Libray sale. It is a history of houses that belong to the the National Trust and are maintained as museums for the public. Starting with the colonial houses--Drayton Hall and Clivedon, the book travels through time with them and adds the others along the way, recounting their fascinating history. Filled with beautiful pictures and a surprisingly interesting text, I was almost sorry to see it come to and end. It left me with strong desire to visit them someday. Great for anyone who loves old houses and history.