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Homes Down East; Classic Maine Coastal Cottages and Town Houses
Homes Down East Classic Maine Coastal Cottages and Town Houses Author:Earle Shettleworth, Jr., Christopher Glass, Scott Hanson Between the Civil War and World War I, the Maine coast drew thousands of summer visitors every year. By the 1880s, some of the more affluent visitors decided to build their own cottages. From 1885 to 1905, Scientific American Building Monthly published floor plans, photographs, and descriptions of hundreds of homes. These inspired architects, bu... more »ilders, and clients. Fifty of those featured homes were in Maine, and historian Earle Shettleworth and architect Christopher Glass have tracked them down to share them with a contemporary audience.
Together with photographs of the homes taken by David Clough, Shettleworth and Glass provide expert commentary on both the home and its times. A book not to be missed by anyone who loves Maine, architecture, or the grand homes of a grander time.« less