Classic country estates of Lake Forest : architecture and landscape design, 1856-1940 /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Coventry, Kim.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:New York : Norton, c2003.
Description:312 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 32 cm.
Language:English
Subject:Architecture, Domestic -- Illinois -- Lake Forest.
Landscape design -- Illinois -- Lake Forest.
Architecture, Domestic.
Buildings.
Landscape design.
Lake Forest (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Illinois -- Lake Forest.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4910751
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Other authors / contributors:Meyer, Daniel, 1950-
Miller, Arthur H.
ISBN:0393730999
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 302-304) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Franz Schulze
  • Ch. 1. Creating a Picturesque Suburb, 1856-1892
  • Ch. 2. From Rural Villas to Country Estates, 1893-1899
  • Ch. 3. Realizing the Estate Ideal, 1900-1908
  • Ch. 4. The Shaw Domain, 1909-1912
  • Ch. 5. Expanding the Design Vocabulary, 1913-1917
  • Ch. 6. The Adler Ascendancy, 1918-1929
  • Ch. 7. Classic Country Estate Twilight, 1930-1940
  • Maps of Lake Forest
  • Reference List of Estates
  • Guide to Architects, Landscape Architects, Interior Designers, and Craftsmen.