The Villard Houses: Life Story of a Landmark

The Villard Houses: Life Story of a Landmark by William C Shopsin AIA.. Published by Studio Book/Viking Press, NY, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardbound w/Paper DJ. Size 4to. Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. Corners bumped, overall content excellent. ISBN 0670746851. LCCN 80-5357. By William C Shopsin AIA and Mosette Glaser Broderick. Foreword by Henry-Russell Hitchcock, introduction by Brendan Gill, prologue by Sara Bradford Landau. This book tells the dramatic story of the houses, the people who built and lived in them, how they became the offices of a broadcasting company, a publishing house, and The Archdiocese of New York, and how they have now been restored to a life as part of a new hotel and as the Urban Center, headquarters of a group of civic and architectural organizations. Photographs, plans, and drawings, many from the personal files of descendants of the original owners help to tell the colorful story. 144 pgs. Description text copyright 2008 www.BooksForComfort.com. Item ID 17014.