The Newport Experience: Sustaining Historic Preservation into the 21st Century-Quality Guarantee

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A celebration of The Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island, and their care of historic American architecture, decoration and landscapes, spanning 75 years. Preserving a historic house is a labour of love. Preserving nearly adozen houses, from Colonial-era Georgian to opulent Gilded Age mansions, becomes a mission. In this book, The Preservation Society of NewportCounty shares its 75 years of experience in conserving three centuriesof the finest achievements in American architecture, decorative arts and landscape design. This fully illustrated volume is an essentialresource for all heritage, architecture and preservation enthusiasts -as well as anyone enchanted by the unique grandeur of Newport, RhodeIsland.