BOOK REVIEWS ~ WALKER AND GILLETTE: AMERICAN ARCHITECTS. VICTORIAN GLORY IN SAN FRANCISCO AND THE BAY AREA

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Walker & Gillette: American Architects</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>From Classicism Through Modernism 1900s-1950s</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">By Edith Crouch</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #444444;">Schiffer Publishing Ltd., </i><span style="color: #444444;">$99.99</span></div></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Reviewed by Teresa Hatfield</b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">Author, <i>Splendid Sass</i></span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><i><br /></i></span> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sjHlpMXJIz6m5dBEnMbSIXUFgrcjxqW8N5SoKqKx-c_kyDlhsdJ7eLB5KtFPOsiDJ4u1Hx35Nv3V7LQxc-kCQi_3dd_R2JhrU6uw42CB_n2K7I_q4P9Wx_kA260ZO0VwgY7qw1YoZWQI/s1600/9780764345241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0sjHlpMXJIz6m5dBEnMbSIXUFgrcjxqW8N5SoKqKx-c_kyDlhsdJ7eLB5KtFPOsiDJ4u1Hx35Nv3V7LQxc-kCQi_3dd_R2JhrU6uw42CB_n2K7I_q4P9Wx_kA260ZO0VwgY7qw1YoZWQI/s1600/9780764345241.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">The work of Walker & Gillette, a leading architectural firm during the twentieth century, is documented in this beautiful book.  Many of the images are unpublished works by the company and by architect Joseph Mordecai Hirschman, whose love of old world buildings influenced their work. The periods covered in the book include Classicism, Art Deco, and Modernism. </span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">The firm was established  in the early twentieth century and would remain active until the 1950s. Over the years, they created residential country estates, urban mansions, town homes, and apartments. The commercial,  corporate, governmental architecture, Art Deco skyscrapers, and unique commissions are showcased in the book as are the interiors of private yachts, ocean liners, the Playland Amusement Park, and their 1939 New York World’s Fair offering.  </span></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">Architects, artists, historians, and readers who love vibrant American history will love the 320 pages of images and text in this beautiful book. Below are just a few of the images showcased in the book.  ENJOY!</span></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAkp1Uju-GxFzFr4p381x4upmS2J9KzH2gPWI1TUL4bi9mu2swtazIwmphgqlGqGSeMIT7JS-BvrUFBw1vHxjGbrMJAJOD_szPlwA8ksNgjdK8_A_iGIqQIQ_755vK_xsTpr__07lR71L/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-20+at+3.09.01+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAkp1Uju-GxFzFr4p381x4upmS2J9KzH2gPWI1TUL4bi9mu2swtazIwmphgqlGqGSeMIT7JS-BvrUFBw1vHxjGbrMJAJOD_szPlwA8ksNgjdK8_A_iGIqQIQ_755vK_xsTpr__07lR71L/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-20+at+3.09.01+AM.png" width="506" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_IvbO1VBrM9xGLZH4Zm3wsJQoYonAk4oqnPlNzhLcvD6XcbLvOwboGRSIZ3fqLQmgOUapFzoivTSEuh9ZZGavcoXETfyhmoBXtAbuKx6N8TR_WT37Nv_USWo3zUiedQJgpZNaZj4qUJC/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-04-20+at+3.08.49+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="color: #444444;">Buy here: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0764345249/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0764345249&linkCode=am2&tag=splesass-20">Walker & Gillette, American Architects: From Classicism Through Modernism (1900s - 1950s)</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=splesass-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0764345249" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span> <span style="color: #444444;"><i><b>~~<>~~<>~~<>~~</b></i></span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><i><b><br /></b></i></span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Victorian Glory in San Francisco and the Bay Area</i><br /><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #444444;">By Paul Duchscherer and Douglas Keister<o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #444444;"><i> Schiffer Publishing Ltd., </i>$39.99</span></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>Reviewed by Teresa Hatfield</b><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;">Author, <i>Splendid Sass</i></span><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><i><br /></i></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZioIYikWo0hHrKNCFBshYsk0HAn3Jjreu1kwNNOyrWzR6DlmsDRjw4xXclmDelTDWFNv4C2u6EVYiygcpVJ5LUo-ZyyR0DSfTefDNWcamshEXzM0usKq4JUbrTFbJBVV-qhYJFg7p0ye/s1600/9780764344350.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZioIYikWo0hHrKNCFBshYsk0HAn3Jjreu1kwNNOyrWzR6DlmsDRjw4xXclmDelTDWFNv4C2u6EVYiygcpVJ5LUo-ZyyR0DSfTefDNWcamshEXzM0usKq4JUbrTFbJBVV-qhYJFg7p0ye/s1600/9780764344350.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;">Growing up, my grandparents lived in a historical Victorian home, so this book was a welcomed addition to my library.  From local residents and visitors, to armchair travelers, all will enjoy this beautiful book with its insightful study of San Francisco and Bay Area history and a thorough survey of its Victorian-era house styles. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;">Prominently featured are house museums to visit among the many fine examples of 19th-century homes from the City and its neighboring communities across the Bay. Chronologically arranged chapters represent the Gothic Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Stick/Eastlake, Queen Anne, and Shingle Victorian styles, as well as the Edwardian era (1901-1914), considered the postscript for the Victorian age. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;">With 208 archival images, this publication by Duchscherer is beautifully illustrated throughout with spectacular color photography by Keister. Included is a section called “Before and After” that presents the architectural transformations made by dedicated homeowners, who have renovated Victorian houses, thus contributing to today’s vital historic-preservation movement. More inspiration can be found in the final chapter on “Victorian Revival Interiors,” a spectacular showcase of recent period-style interior-design projects. </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;">Below are just a few of the images included in this lovely and informative book.  ENJOY!</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: start;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a 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