The National Trust guide to Savannah / Roulhac Toledano ; [foreword by John Berendt].

Main entry:

Toledano, Roulhac, author.

Title & Author:

The National Trust guide to Savannah / Roulhac Toledano ; [foreword by John Berendt].

Publication:

New York : Preservation Press, [1997]

Description:

xix, 234 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Impressions respecting Savannah : many times a gift -- Four Marys and more : women developers and preservers -- 250 years of architecture and history enjoyed by famous visitors -- Jewels in the crown : Savannah's squares -- Squares : outdoor living rooms -- The streetcar suburbs -- Automobile suburbs to the Atlantic Ocean -- "Receipts," good eats, lodging, antiques, and books.

Summary:

The Southern tradition of beautiful architecture is epitomized in Savannah, Georgia, a city beloved for its historic buildings and cultural landmarks. The National Trust Guide to Savannah takes readers on a unique architectural, historical, and cultural journey through this city's breathtaking squares and neighborhoods. Highlights the city's diverse architectural styles, from Colonial, Federal, and Greek Revival periods to the Italianate, Gothic, and Eclectic. Also covers Savannah's surrounding areas, including the plantations of Chatham County, river villages, and the Sea Islands. Illustrated with over 200 historic and contemporary photographs.--From publisher description.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

0471155683 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)
9780471155683 (pbk. ; acid-free paper)

Subject:

Travel Southeast U.S.
Savannah (Ga.) Guidebooks.
Georgia Savannah.

Form/genre:

Guidebook
travel guidebooks.
Guidebooks.
Guides touristiques.

Added entries:

Berendt, John, 1939- writer of foreword.
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States.

Savannah

Holdings:

Location: Library study room 192324
Call No.: ID NA735.S383 REF; ID:97-B3413
Status: Available

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