Architecture

"Great Camps Of The Adirondacks" 1990 KAISER, Harvey H. (SOLD)

KAISER, Harvey H.

[240] pp.

David R. Godine

1990

Third Printing

11 1/2" x 8 3/4"

VG/ VG

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The author does a thorough job in explaining the beginnings of rustic architecture and why it has a permanent place in the culture. The mix of social background and the history of the early Adirondack camps provides a designers guidebook.

An illustrated survey of the innovative, wood-and-stone camp buildings found deep in the woods of the Adirondack region examines in detail the magnificent country homes of the Vanderbilts, Morgans, and Whitneys