Minnesota Open House e-bog
114,76 DKK
(inkl. moms 143,45 DKK)
Duluths majestic Glensheen Mansion, featuring thirty-nine ornate rooms and expansive landscaped grounds. Minneapoliss stunning Purcell-Cutts House, a showplace of finely crafted woodwork of Prairie School design. Stevens Countys Trantow Log Cabin, built in the German style with dovetailed log corners. Minnesota has a remarkable array of house museums, each with its own unique history and archit...
E-bog
114,76 DKK
Udgivet
24 juli 2009
Længde
336 sider
Genrer
History of architecture
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780873517430
Duluths majestic Glensheen Mansion, featuring thirty-nine ornate rooms and expansive landscaped grounds. Minneapoliss stunning Purcell-Cutts House, a showplace of finely crafted woodwork of Prairie School design. Stevens Countys Trantow Log Cabin, built in the German style with dovetailed log corners. Minnesota has a remarkable array of house museums, each with its own unique history and architectural significance. Minnesota Open House features nearly two hundred of these grand mansions, humble homes, log cabins, frontier forts, and pioneer villages that are open to the public.Organized by region and featuring easy-to-follow maps, this handy guide to historically significant and often breathtaking sites is the perfect road-trip companion. Engaging site histories tell of immigrant struggles and baronial opulence, of political ambition and architectural innovation. Entries detail each sites cultural and political import, and photographs illustrate key features, from leaded-glass windows to widows walks. Easy-to-follow practical information makes arranging a visit easy.Whether planning family time on a Sunday afternoon or plotting your next vacation, Minnesota Open House is your key to the grandiose and the humble, to meticulously crafted and hauntingly rustic dwellings across the state.