Main entry:

Lathrop, Elise.

Title & Author:

Historic houses of early America / by Elise Lathrop.

Publication:

New York : Tudor Publishing Co., 1927.

Description:

xv, 464 pages : illustrations, plates ; 29 cm

Notes:
Illustrated lining papers in color.
"A record of historic houses by towns and states" : p. 453-464.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-452).
The oldest surviving house in the United States -- The first European settlement -- Early Charlestonians' country estates -- The first English settlement -- Pioneer homes in Virginia, and their ghosts -- Houses connected with the Washington family and other Virginia estates -- The earliest Colonial houses now standing -- The Royall Mansion and slave quarters -- The witches and Indians -- New Bedford and the early fishermen -- Other old Massachusetts coast towns -- The first American Baronet and his home -- Stories thrilling and romantic in Connecticut -- In old New York -- New Jersey and Pennsylvania's historic old houses -- Homes of the pioneers -- Caesar Rodney, the rider -- Maryland, the Palatinate, and her mansions -- A record of historic houses by towns and states.

Subject:

Dwellings United States.
Architecture, Colonial.
Architecture, Domestic United States.
Historic buildings United States.
Habitations États-Unis.
Architecture coloniale.
Architecture domestique États-Unis.
Colonial North American.
Architecture, Domestic.
Dwellings.
Historic buildings.
United States.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 21743
Call No.: W4398; ID:87-B8735
Status: Available