Randall, Monica.

The mansions of Long Island's gold coast / by Monica Randall.

New York : Rizzoli, 1987.

256 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

This beautifully illustrated book features the magnificent estates built in the early part of the twentieth century by the wealthy residents of Long Island's North Shore. Many of the mansions are no longer standing, making this book a critical archive and monument to their glory. In their heyday, they were inhabited by the aristocracy of America's gilded age, among them Vanderbilts, Phipps, and Pratts. The author's evocative photographs capture the splendor of these once luxurious homes, from the houses' turrets, porticos, columns, and courtyards to their vaulted entry halls, spacious ballrooms, and vast libraries. Accompanied by histories of the estates and the families that built them, this book is a classic and evocative reminder of a bygone era and lifestyle. --Publisher description.

0847808211 (pbk.)
9780847808212 (pbk.)

Mansions New York (State) Long Island.
Historic buildings New York (State) Long Island.
Architecture, Domestic New York (State) Long Island.
Hôtels particuliers New York (État) Long Island.
Architecture, Domestic.
Historic buildings.
Manners and customs.
Mansions.
Herrenhaus
Bildband
Long Island (N.Y.) Biography.
Long Island (N.Y.) Social life and customs.
Long Island (N.Y.) Biographies.
Long Island (N.Y.) Mœurs et coutumes.
New York (State) Long Island.
Long Island (N.Y.)
Architecture, Domestic New York (Sta ... Long Island
Historic buildings New York (Sta ... Long Island
Long Island (N. ... Biography
Long Island (N. ... Social life and customs
Mansions New York (Sta ... Long Island

collective biographies.
Biographies.

Location: Library main 10272
Call No.: ID:87-B13788
Status: Available