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Houses of Los Angeles, 1885-1919 (Urban Domestic Architecture Series) (Urban Domestic Architecture Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Sam Watters
Publisher: Acanthus Press
Category: Book
List Price: $89.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 189283
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 9.4 x 1.5
ISBN: 0926494309
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.0979494
EAN: 9780926494305
ASIN: 0926494309
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
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Product Description
With the completion of the American railroads in the 1880s and the publicity that followed, Los Angeles business elite lured Easterners and Midwesterners to Americas recently conceived Eden. A city of farms and groves was transformed into a city of houses. From Pasadena to Santa Monica, diverse architecture revealed the independent spirit of early residents. Queen Anne-, Arts and Crafts,- Beaux-Arts-, Moorish- and Mission-style houses were designed by the citys first generation of trained architects. Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey, Greene & Greene, Robert D. Farquhar, and Alfred F. Rosenheim initiated Los Angeles engagement with national and international architectural developments.
Los Angeles Houses, 1885-1919 is a portrait of where and how Angelenos lived in and around downtown before the city was transformed by the grand scale residential developments of the 1920s. 38 of the early Los Angeles houses are profiled with over 350 archival duotone photographs and landscape and floor plans, brought together for the first time.
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 Brilliant Book October 30, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This two-volume study of historic Los Angeles houses from 1885 to 1935 is brilliant. The writing is excellent - witty and insightful and the historic photos are superb. Highly recommended.
 CITY OF ANGELS October 28, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
These books from Acanthus Press are always so elegant and well done and this one is no exception. The images are well crafted, you cant help but appreciate how crisp and clear they are. The text is informative, it's not a scholarly thesis, but then again, that's really not what is called for here, you get enough information to appreciate the house being discussed and get a breif synopsis; perfect. This book along with it's companion volumn is a must have if you have any interest in this genre. Highly recommended.
Houses of Los Angeles, 1885-1919 October 23, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This set of two volumes is absolutely terrific! The two volumes cover Los Angeles architecture from 1885 until 1935. The photographs and floor plans are extremely interesting. It is wonderful to see how these homes were furnished when they were new. The books give a brief history of each house and tell whether the home is still in existance and its current use. The variety of architecture in Los Angeles was so varied and most certainly a trendsetter for the entire country during those years. These books are a must for all architects, interior designers, local historians and all who are interested in houses.
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