Jewish Country Houses
Country houses are powerful symbols of national identity, evoking the glamorous world of the landowning aristocracy. Jewish country houses—properties that were owned, built, or renewed by Jews—tell a more complex […]
Architecture in Salem: An Illustrated Guide
Salem, Massachusetts is home to one of the largest extant collections of historical architecture in the entire nation. In this long-awaited new edition,…
Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England
Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn portrays the four essential components of the stately and beautiful connected farm buildings made by…
Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings
The quintessential New England barn–photogenic, full of character, and framed by flaming autumn foliage–is an endangered species. Of some 30,000 barns…
Color Codes: Modern Theories of Color in Philosophy, Painting and Architecture, Literature, Music, and Psychology
“The first thing to realize about the study of color in our time is its uncanny ability to evade all attempts to systematically codify it,” writes Charles…
New Hampshire Architecture: An Illustrated Guide
In 1979 Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., and Carolyn K. Tolles lovingly researched New Hampshire’s architectural treasures and selected the nearly four hundred…
