Railway Palaces of Portland, Oregon: The Architectural Legacy of Henry Villard
by Craghead, Alexander Benjamin
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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 identity. Contents: Preface, Introduction: The New Medici at the Fringe, The Age of Overstatements, King Henry I, Low Water and Bootstraps, High Water, Epilogue The Spinsters Losses, Notes Select Bibliography, and About The Author.
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- Title
- Railway Palaces of Portland, Oregon: The Architectural Legacy of Henry Villard
- Author
- Craghead, Alexander Benjamin
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1626193096
- ISBN 13
- 9781626193093
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Place of Publication
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Date Published
- 2016
- Size
- 6" x 9
- Keywords
- VILLARD HENRY PORTLAND OREGON ARCHITECTURE DESIGN ROMANESQUE
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