The first and only book that
examines the
architecture of Tuxedo Park, a Hudson Valley
community only forty miles north of Manhattan, but
normally not
accessible to the public. This gated
enclave is famous for its Gilded Age mansions designed by well-known architects including Bruce Price, Carrere & Hastings, McKim, Mead & White, and Warren & Wetmore. Wall Street Titans, Robber Barons and scions of blue-blooded colonial families made this place synonymous with upper-class living in the first three decades of the 20th century. The tuxedo jacket was first worn here and Emily Post drew inspiration for her book Etiquette from manners she observed while living in Tuxedo Park. The book features 230 color photographs by renowned contemporary photo artist James Bleecker, plus 50 vintage views, of 60 historic houses, including many landscape and interior photographs. It also provides a succinct social history of the community from its founding in 1886 to 1945, amply illustrated by vintage postcards and photographs..
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