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THE RESIDENCE OF WILLIAM ZIEGLER, JR., 2 EAST 63RD STREET, NEW YORK, NY
WILLIAM ZEIGLER, JR. 1913 William Ziegler, Jr.(1891-1958) was a prominent businessman, politician, sportsman, and president of several foundations for the blind, was the adopted nephew of the...
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"ALADDIN'S PALACE" THE WASHINGTON RESIDENCE OF MR. EDSON BRADLEY, CONNECTICUT...
William Galt house at 1328 Connecticut Avenue.“not only one of the finest residences in the city, but one of the pleasantest homes.” In 1876, a wealthy local flour merchant by the name of William...
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"SEAVIEW TERRACE", THE NEWPORT HOUSE of EDSON BRADLEY
- CLICK TO PLAY APPROPRIATE BACKGROUND MUSIC -Edson Bradley's ''Seaview Terrace'' estate, Newport, RI Edson Bradley's ''Seaview Terrace'' estate, Newport,...
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MRS. EDWARD B. McLEAN
Mrs. McLean, who was, before her marriage, Miss Evelyn L. Walsh, is one of Washington's most distinguished hostesses. The far-famed Hope diamond now occupies an important place in Mrs. McLean's notable...
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"LA COLLINA", ESTATE of BENJAMIN R. MEYER, ESQ., BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA
Legendary Estates of Beverly Hills"IN SOME FORTUITOUS INSTANCES, an estate becomes legendary not only for its fine architecture and handsome grounds but also because it reflects a major turning point...
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"HILL GROVE" RESIDENCE OF MR. GEORGE LEWIS, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA
"HILL GROVE"RESIDENCE OF MR. GEORGE LEWIS, BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA ALBERT FARR, ARCHITECT. J. FRANCIS WARD, ASSOCIATE George and Gertrude Lewis were from a wealthy San Francisco society...
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"Laurento", the Estate of Craig Biddle, Esq., Wayne, Pennsylvania
"Laurento", the Estate of Craig Biddle, Esq., Wayne, Pennsylvania"Laurento", the Estate of Craig Biddle, Esq., Wayne, Pennsylvaniahttp://issuu.com/acanthus_press/docs/main_line_counry_houses "The...
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"PARK HILL" C. F. DEWITT HOUSE, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA
The DeWitt mansion by Architect Charles H. Kyson. The principal rooms included a formal dining room, breakfast room, den, music room and billiards room. Upstairs were four master bedrooms, each...
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SUMMER RESIDENCE OF MR. WILLIAM A. FISHER GROSSE ILE, MICHIGAN
SUMMER RESIDENCE OF MR. WILLIAM A. FISHERRICHARD H. MARR - ARCHITECT THE WEST ENTRANCE FRONT OF THE HOUSE FROM THE DRIVEWAYLOOKING EAST ACROSS THE FLOWER GARDEN PAST THE SOUTHERN END OF THE HOUSETHE...
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William A. Fisher 1791 Wellesley Drive Detroit, Michigan
September 21, 1886 – December 1969 William Andrew Fisher was born in 1886 in Norwalk, Ohio. William was the last of the Fisher brothers to join Fisher Body, arriving in 1915. A year later, he built...
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If Jay Gatsby Knew Marshall Field III
Jay Gatsby lived on the North Shore of Long Island, and if he had existed he would have met Marshall Field III at one party or another; they might have discussed English education, or the war, or,...
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FIFTH AVENUE, LOOKING NORTH FROM FIFTY-FIRST STREET, CIRCA 1880'S
FIFTH AVENUE, LOOKING NORTH FROM FIFTY-FIRST STREET, CIRCA 1880'S At the corner is William H. Vanderbilt's 640 Fifth Avenue home. William K. Vanderbilt's home can be seen along with St. Thomas...
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Christmas Card of Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss from Dumbarton Oaks
Christmas Card of Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss, 1934. Dumbarton Oaks Follow THIS LINK for past holiday cards and stories.
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DESIGN FOR A CHRISTMAS CARD
Greville Rickard, 1925 Pulitzer Fountain, with Cornelius Vanderbilt's mansion and Heckscher Building in the background. Architect Greville Rickard climbed to considerable fame, receiving the...
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The Tiffany House - The House of a Hundred Flues.
The mansion of Mr. Tiffany at Madison avenue and Seventy-second street is virtually completed as to its exterior. It must be almost, if not quite, the largest private dwelling in New York,...
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"WHITEMARSH HALL" EDWARD T. STOTESBURY WYNDMOOR, PENNSYLVANIA Upper Terrace...
"WHITEMARSH HALL" EDWARD T. STOTESBURY WYNDMOOR, PENNSYLVANIA Upper Terrace and Garden FacadeARCHITECT, HORACE TRUMBAUER - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, JACQUES AUGUSTE HENRI GREBERFollow THIS LINK for all...
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THE EASTMAN KODAK SHOP 356 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK CITY
EASTMAN KODAK SHOPNEW YORK CITY, N. Y.WALTER D. TEAGUE. Designer; R. B. SHERBOURNE, AssociateCOLOR: The entire design was conceived as providing a neutral setting for the display of the photographic...
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HOUSE OF C.T. SOUTHWICK, ESQ., GREAT NECK, N.Y.
Nassau County Property Card states - "Rolling wooded land, fine shore view - good roads, well landscaped. Old English type constustion - interior and exterior. Property purchased in a 1932...
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COMING IN JUNE • THE "NORMANDIE"
Largest... most luxurious and beautiful of modern ships... the "Normandie" will set new standards of comfort and safety in ocean travel for many years to come.On June 3 there will arrive in New York...
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A splendid reception for the Normandie on 3 June 1935
A splendid reception for the Normandie on 3 June 1935, entering New York as the latest winner of the Blue Riband.
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