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Railway Palaces of Portland, Oregon: The Architectural Legacy of Henry Villard Paperback - 2016
by Alexander Benjamin Craghead
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- Title Railway Palaces of Portland, Oregon: The Architectural Legacy of Henry Villard
- Author Alexander Benjamin Craghead
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 208
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher History Press
- Date 2016-10
- ISBN 9781626193093 / 1626193096
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 0.6 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 1.52 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
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The History Press, 2016-10-24. Paperback. Good. The History Press [Published Date: 2016]. Soft cover, 206 pp. First printing, 2006. In good+ condition. Black and white pictorial paper covers have creasing to the back cover, a small nick to the front cover a the bottom of the spine and light bumping and creasing to edges and corners. light overall scuffing to covers as well. Binding tight. Pages clean and unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. NO remainder marks. Black and white illustrations throughout. [From back cover] In 1883, railroad financier Henry Villard brought Portland and the Pacific Northwest their first transcontinental railroad. Earning a reputation for boldness on Wall Street, the war correspondent turned entrepreneur set out to establish Portland as a bourgeoning metropolis. To realize his vision, he hired architects McKim, Mead & White to design a massive passenger station and a first-class hotel. Despite financial panics, lost fortunes and stalled construction, the Portland Hotel opened in…
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Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press, 2016. First Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6" x 9. 206 Pages Indexed. Black and white pictorial paper covers. In 1883, railroad financier Henry Villard brought Portland and the Pacific Northwest their first transcontinental railroad. Earning a reputation for boldness on Wall Street, the war correspondent turned entrepreneur set out to establish Portland as a bourgeoning metropolis. To realize his vision, he hired architects McKim, Mead & White to design a massive passenger station and a first-class hotel. Despite financial panics, lost fortunes and stalled construction, the Portland Hotel opened in 1890 and remained the social heart of the city for sixty years. While the original station was never built, Villard returned as a pivotal benefactor of Union Station, saving its iconic clock tower in the process. Author Alexander Benjamin Craghead tells the story of this Gilded Age patron and the architecture that helped shape the city's…
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