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Christmas Morning on a Southern Plantation
Christmas Morning on a Southern Plantation From the painting by Walter Biggs
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John P. Meyer House, Designed by Eames & Walsh, Huntleigh, MO
A new owner has purchased property and is in the process of restoring the home to the designs of Eames & Walsh. Follow page for...
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A DAY'S PHEASANT SHOOT AT "CAUMSETT"
A DAY'S PHEASANT SHOOTSHOWING SEVEN DRIVES ON THE MARSHALL FIELD ESTATE - LLOYD NECK, L.I.IT IS 7:30 o’clock of a late November morning on the 1,200-acre estate of Marshall Field on Lloyd Neck, Long...
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AN ITALIAN HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA - THE PAUL PARIS HOUSE - ARMAND MONACO, ARCHITECT
THE RESIDENCE OF MR. AND MRS. PAUL PARIS IN BEL-AIR. LOS ANGELES, CAIJFORNIA. ARMAND R. MONACO, ARCHITECT. SET on a hill overlooking Los Angeles, which stretches away to the south, is a new home which...
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HOUSE OF D. C. NORCROSS LOS ANGELES - ROLAND E. COATE, ARCHITECT
HOUSE OF D. C. NORCROSS LOS ANGELES ROLAND E. COATE, ARCHITECTCommissioned by petroleum executive David C. and Irene Norcross on a prominent hill overlooking the Bel Air Country Club. The house...
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"RYNWOOD" the home of Samuel A. Salvage at Glen Head, New York
On May 24, 1928 a housewarming party was given at the new home of Samuel A. Salvage "Rynwood" timed to celebrate the English holiday Empire Day. A now largely forgotten anniversary, perhaps only...
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"Villa Gerdrup", the J. W. von Rehling Quistgaard Place, at Oyster Bay, Long...
WHEN, a few years ago, J. W. von Rehling Quistgaard, the Danish portrait and miniature artist, set himself the task of creating an ideal home in the country, the first consideration was, of course, an...
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DECORATION OF A MILLIONAIRE'S RESIDENCE
William Henry Vanderbilt - 640 Fifth Avenue, New York City THE interior of the mansion lately completed for Mr. W. H. Vanderbilt, in Fifth Avenue, New York, is described as being of unequaled...
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LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY'S EGYPTIAN FETE FEBRUARY 4, 1913
Louis Comfort Tiffany decided to indulge his passion for Egypt and hosted a costumed ball for his 65th birthday, which came to be known as his Egyptian Fête, in 1913.Over the years, Tiffany became well...
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THREE MONUMENTS BY F. GRAETZ
"For all you can hold in your cold dead hand is what you have given away".Illustration shows buildings identified as "Vanderbilt's Palace" at 640 5th Avenue, New York, N.Y., and "Cooper Institute to...
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"Dark Hollow" in Ruins
Dark Hollow was hidden away in a thicket of woods at the bottom of a steep mile-long winding drive..... 26 Dock Hollow Rd, Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 .....terminated by an open central arch that...
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Case #244
Old New England family. Prominent social and financial connections. Brilliant student. Groton four years. Harvard 1919-22. Won letter in two major sports. Substitute for No- 6 on crew. Socially...
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"Casa Rosita" Miami Beach Studio Home of Henry Salem Hubbell
In February of 1924, Hubbell and his wife, Rose, a writer of considerable distinction, arrived in Miami Beach for the first time and spent the season in the area. According to the City directories,...
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CHRISTMAS COMES TO THE NEW YORKER'S FAT LADY AND HER BUTLER
By Helen E. Hokinson and made famous by their periodic appearance on the covers of Manhattan’s sophisticated weekly, the dowager and her manservant have traveled the world, effectively satirized one...
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THE FLAVOR OF THE SEA • • • REFLECTED IN THE DESIGN OF A BOATHOUSE ON LONG...
John Hay WhitneyArtist: Deane Keller Yale University Art GalleryBOATHOUSE OF JOHN HAY WHITNEY. MANHASSET, LONG ISLAND, N. Y.LA FARGE, WARREN & CLARK. ARCHITECTS; A. F. BR1NCKERHOFF, LANDSCAPE...
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"RANCHO LAS CASITAS DEL PASO" Flintridge, California
LAS CASITAS DEL PASO - the little houses of the stepPASEDNEA POST MARCH 19, 1930 Freeman Ford has completed his attractive home above the Flintridge Biltmore, commanding a view of the Pacific ocean....
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AS SEEN FROM THE AIR - A Series of Long Island Estates
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THE WHITTALL RUG SALON 5 East 57th Street New York City
East 57th Street at 5th Avenue Rendering by Vernon Howe BaileyTHE WHITTALL RUG SALON 5 East 57th Street New York CityRendering by Otto R, EggersTHE WHITTALL RUG SALON 5 East 57th Street New York...
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TALENTS OF AN ARCHITECT - William H. Vanderbilt 640 Fifth Ave. New York, NY...
William H. Vanderbilt 640 Fifth Ave. New York, NY First Floor PlanAs an Armchair Architect I admire people who can walk into a room and sketch a floor plan. Here we have an Architect who can take...
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"Cape Centaur" Mr Glenn Stewart, Easton, Md.
"Cape Centaur,"House, Mr. Glenn Stewart, Easton, Md. Perhaps none of Talbot County's baronial residences has provoked more speculation than Cape Centaur, a tile-roofed, Spanish-style villa whose...
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