Great Houses of New England

by Roderic H. Blackburn, Geoffrey Gross (Photographer)

In the tradition of Rizzoli’s Historic Houses of the Hudson Valley and The Houses of McKim, Mead & White, Great Houses of New England features a stunning array of newly photographed houses that range over four centuries and are distinctive examples of the architecture of the region—from the mid-seventeenth-century New England Colonial Judge Corwin House (Witches House) in Salem, MA., and the eighteenth-century Jeremiah Lee Mansion in Marblehead, MA., to the late-nineteenth-century McKim, Mead & White Shingle-Style Isaac Bell House in Newport, R.I. With lavish photography of sumptuously appointed interiors including many rarely seen rooms, wonderfully detailed house exteriors and gardens, and authoritative text by architectural historian Roderic H. Blackburn, Great Houses of New England comprehensively considers the magnificent building styles of the region—including Early New England Colonial, Georgian, Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, Shingle Style, Colonial Revival, and Tudor. Great Houses of New England is a landmark work of enduring interest to homeowners, architects, architecture historians, and all those who love fine architecture and interiors.

272 pages, Hardcover

First published April 29, 2008

Reviews

[Lorraine · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book with its fabulous photography made me miss New England a great deal. There is a wealth of historicsl information as well as how some of the houses are privately owned, some are now museums, quite a few have been conserved. Conservation is a topic that is discussed quite often. One home in particular even though the owner was a Royalist during the Revolutionary War and did not realize that leaving the Colonies during the war would enable his house to be conserved for future generations of Americans. I wonder if he would have been horrified at that thought or happy that his house was 'saved'.? Another owner in her will provided for her home to become a museum at her death. Thus her home remains exactly how the she left it. What a foresighted woman !! This is a beautiful, highly informative book and I strongly recommend it.

[Jessica · Rating 3 out of 5]

Technically I just looked at the pictures.

[Christina Gagliano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous photos and informative text, makes me want to visit each and every home in the book!