Overview

Stunning new photography by David Almeida, historic images, and sketches and plans by the Olmsted Brothers capture the spirit of Planting Fields in Oyster Bay, NY. Home to William R. Coe, chairman of Johnson & Higgins, and his wife, Mai, an heir to the Standard Oil fortune, this lavish Tudor-revival mansion sits on a 400-acre landscape of rolling lawns, formal gardens, and woodlands. Essays explore the evolution of the house and landscape within the context of the Gold Coast estates and the agricultural landscape that preceded them, as well as covering the future plan for the site.

Full Product Details

9781580936828

Table of Contents

Reviews

‘[H]ighlights the verdant beauty of our region’ – New York Cottages and Gardens

‘[H]ighlights the verdant beauty of our region’ – New York Cottages and Gardens

Author Information

Gina J. Wouters is president and CEO of Planting Fields Foundation. Jerome E. Singerman is senior humanities editor emeritus at the University of Pennsylvania Press. Witold Rybczynski, Emeritus Professor of Urbanism at the University of Pennsylvania, is author of more than twenty books, including The Story of Architecture. John Dixon Hunt is Professor Emeritus in the Weitzman School of Design of the University of Pennsylvania. Arleyn A. Levee is a landscape historian and preservation consultant.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available