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| Houses of Philadelphia: Chestnut Hill and the Wissahickon Valley, 1880-1930 | 
 enlarge | Author: James B. Garrison
Creator: William Morrison
Publisher: Acanthus Press
Category: Book
List Price: $69.00
Buy New: $48.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 49472
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 9.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0926494538
EAN: 9780926494534
ASIN: 0926494538
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Winding its way southward through the Philadelphia communities of Chestnut Hill and Mount Airy, as well as the verdant rural countryside of Gwynedd, Whitemarsh, and Wyndmoor, the Wissahickon Creek flows through a region of both unsurpassed natural beauty and some of the nation s most exquisite residential architecture.
The marvelous landscape that attracted early travelers and settlers became the setting for glorious estates that celebrated the connection between the natural and the built environment. From the mid-19th through the mid-20th century, three generations of prominent regional and national architects designed houses that have endured as magnificent examples of their own time, and remain eminently livable homes to this day.
In Houses of Philadelphia: Chestnut Hill and the Wissahickon Valley, 1880 1930, author James Garrison documents an outstanding group of houses, illustrating the scope of development in the Wissahickon Valley and the talented architects who worked there. From Henry Houston s much altered Drum Moir to Edward Stotesbury s extraordinary Whitemarsh Hall, the book examines 40 properties in detail with over 300 archival and contemporary photographs, drawings, and floor plans.
Fully researched, cogently written, and beautifully produced, Houses of Philadelphia provides a tangible and vibrant record of the eloquent and prodigious design heritage of the Wissahickon Valley.
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PHILADELPHIA'S CHESTNUT HILL November 6, 2008
This is a very well researched book on one of Philadelphia's most famous neighborhoods. The black and white images are beautiful and the text is highly informative. I suppose the only real disappointment is in the houses themselves; I'm not sure what I expected, but when I think of Philadelphia, I think of the gilded age mansions of the Main Line, or the opulent country houses like the iconic Whitemarsh. The houses of Chestnut Hill are nice, but hardly spectacular. Though having said that, it does not diminish the quality of this book or the importance of the subject covered. If you are interested in historic Philadelphia or just appreciate well researched, well put together books on architecture, then I cant imagine you not being pleased with this book.
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