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The change in terminology is credited to Edward Bok due to his accreditation of the magazine article, Ladies' Home Journal. The article was specifically targeted to women and provided them with reliance of popular content in relation to home design at an affordable price and Bok's vision of the ideal American household and the roles of the women.
The commission was given to McKim, Mead, and White in 1898, and the New York branch of Jules Allard and Sons were engaged as interior decorators. Construction started in 1899, but the sharp winter slowed construction; Mrs. Oelrichs' sister had married William K. Vanderbilt II that winter season, and the house was required for parties in the following Newport season; the eager Mrs. Oelrichs ...
[4] [5] [6] The mansion is a modern design in the Pacific lodge style, with classic features such as a private library with a dome-shaped roof and oculus. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The house features an estate-wide server system, a 60-foot (18 m) swimming pool with an underwater music system, a 2,500-square-foot (230 m 2 ) gym, and a 1,000-square-foot (93 m ...
Versailles house in 2014. Built on a constructed hill on 10 acres (4.0 ha) of lakefront property, [4] [11] the residence is expected to include nine kitchens, [2] 14 bedrooms, [12] three indoor pools, two outdoor pools, a video arcade, [4] a ballroom with a capacity of 500 to 1,000 people, [3] a two-story movie theater with a balcony inspired by the Palais Garnier, a 20,000-bottle wine cellar ...
McAuley Hall (1883, Peabody & Stearns) was the estate's main building, and served as the University's library for many years and now houses classrooms and offices [3] [4] Angelus Hall (1882, Peabody & Stearns) served as the carriage house and housing for the butlers and footmen. [5] [3] Tobin Hall (1884, Peabody & Stearns) [3]
Mankin Mansion, also known as Brickworks or as Irvin Place, was built in 1924 as a home and showplace by and for Edward Thurston Mankin, a brick manufacturer. The architecture of the mansion, inside and out, and of walls, benches, and structures on the grounds, includes many features ingeniously implemented in brick.
The Getty House is the official residence of the mayor of Los Angeles, California. It is located at 605 South Irving Boulevard in Windsor Square , a historic district east of Hancock Park , about 5 miles (8.0 km) mi west of the Los Angeles City Hall .
Middle-class house in Salisbury cathedral close, England, with minimal classical detail. Very grand terrace houses at The Circus, Bath (1754), with basement "areas" and a profusion of columns. Function rules at Massachusetts Hall at Harvard University , 1718–20 Classically proportioned 19th century Georgian manor house , Throckley Hall (1820).