Historic Houses of Virginia: Great Plantation Houses, Mansions, and Country Places

by Kathryn Masson

Book Overview

From the Tidewater region of its Atlantic Shore to the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia has some of the most architecturally rich, and perhaps the most historically important, homes in America. The treasures of American heritage showcased in this volume range in time from the seventeenth century to the twentieth, and include such peerless masterpieces as Colonial Williamsburg's Governor's Palace, George Washington's Mt. Vernon, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847828611
• ISBN13: 9780847828616
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.7" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

Excellent pictures of historic houses of Virginia

This books presents twenty of the most wellknown historic buildings in Virginia. As always in Rizzoli's books the pictures of exteriors and interiors are beautifully taken and gives a clear understanding of the buildings. The print and paper are of excellent quality.

Very nice coffee table book

Beautiful pictures. Book is a tad heavy, but it is a coffee table book after all!