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An American Palace
David Bagnall
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Description for An American Palace
Hardcover. Explores the rich and varied history of one of Chicago's grandest Gilded Age residences - Chicago's Samuel M Nickerson House. This title provides a comprehensive history and photographic tour of the Samuel M Nickerson house while situating it within Chicago's rich legacy of architectural and interior design. Num Pages: 120 pages, 86 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; AMKH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 302 x 238 x 16. Weight in Grams: 988.
"An American Palace: Chicago's Samuel M. Nickerson House" explores the rich and varied history of one of Chicago's grandest Gilded Age residences. Commissioned by Chicago banker Samuel M. Nickerson in 1879, the house was designed by the architectural firm Burling and Whitehouse of Chicago and finished in 1883, during a time of unprecedented economic growth in the Midwest between the end of the Civil War and the outbreak of World War I. Following a long and checkered history of both private and institutional ownership, the property was established as a museum in 2003 by Chicago philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus and ... Read more
"An American Palace: Chicago's Samuel M. Nickerson House" explores the rich and varied history of one of Chicago's grandest Gilded Age residences. Commissioned by Chicago banker Samuel M. Nickerson in 1879, the house was designed by the architectural firm Burling and Whitehouse of Chicago and finished in 1883, during a time of unprecedented economic growth in the Midwest between the end of the Civil War and the outbreak of World War I. Following a long and checkered history of both private and institutional ownership, the property was established as a museum in 2003 by Chicago philanthropist Richard H. Driehaus and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780615478449
SKU
V9780615478449
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Ref
99-15
About David Bagnall
David Bagnall served as director and curator of the Richard H. Driehaus Museum. Bagnall is an art historian and a graduate of the Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London. He lives in Oak Park, Illinois, with his wife and daughter.
Reviews for An American Palace
"Saving the ornate Samuel M. Nickerson House has given a new generation the chance to experience the extraordinary architectural legacy of America's Gilded Age. This book is the next best thing to exploring the mansion and its fabulous collection of decorative arts in person, and it is a wonderful celebration of the home and the skillful restoration that brought it ... Read more