The Manors and Historic Homes of the Hudson Valley
Harold Donaldson Eberlein author Edward Renehan editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:State University of New York Press
Published:1st Feb '23
Should be back in stock very soon

A classic guide to the history and architecture of the historic manors and homes of the Hudson River Valley
Harold Donaldson Eberlein's The Manors and Historic Homes of the Hudson Valley has been considered an essential and elegant resource ever since its first publication by J.B. Lippincott in 1924. Profusely illustrated with drawings, classic prints, and photographs (many of the latter taken by the author himself), the book not only discusses the architecture and beauty of more than thirty-five historically relevant estates and homesteads, but also contextualizes their varied histories amid key social and political disruptions, ranging from the rise of the Dutch through to the American Revolution and the heyday of the patroonships overseen by such families as the Livingstons, the Van Rensselaers, and the Van Cortlandts. Eberlein saw the old manors and historic homes of the Hudson Valley as vital signposts to that history of the region- a history "inseparably bound up with the old houses that stand upon both banks of the river, and [a history which] without them … would lose its dramatic force and become a dull, dead abstraction." This new edition features an introduction by historian Ed Renehan who sets the work in the context of its time, and many new photographs. This book is an indispensable resources for those interested in New York state history and the stories behind some of its best-loved homes.
"Harold Donaldson Eberlein's The Manors and Historic Homes of the Hudson Valley is a must-read for intrepid students of architecture or historic preservation, or those with a keen interest in creating a record for a historic space." — H-Net Reviews (H-Environment)
ISBN: 9781438491035
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 572g
396 pages