KeyWestHouses
- 作者
- 出版社 RandomHouseInc
- 出版时间 1992年5月
- ISBN 9780847814947
- 定价 146.80
内容简介
DescribesbuildingstylesfoundinKeyWest，thesouthernmostoftheFloridakeys，andidentifiestheSpanish，Victorian，andCaribbeaninfluencesonthelocalhomes，KeyWest，atropicalisland-citylocated150milessouthofMiami，Florida，offersanexceptionalarrayofresidentialarchitectureexamples.Someofthestylesembracedinthisonce-bustlingsouthernportofentryareuniquetotheislandandreflectchangesintheeconomicandsocialenvironmentintheUnitedStatesduringthenineteenthandearlytwentiethcenturies.HousesbuiltinKeyWestrangefromthesmallcottagesbuiltforcigar-factoryworkerstotheelaborateVictoriansconstructedbythosewhoweresuccessfulinthelocalship-salvagingbusiness.KeyWest--thesouthernmostpointofthecontinentalUnitedStates--hasbeenthesiteofthewinterWhiteHouse，andisknownasameccaforliteraryandartistictypessuchasTennesseeWilliamsandErnestHemingway.ThehousesofKeyWesthavebeenextraordinarilyrestoredandpreserved，offeringaglimpseoftheromanceandcharmofaparticularlyAmericanstyleofliving.
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