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Jamestown: Architecture, Landscape, and the Making of a Rhode Island Paradise

Jamestown: Architecture, Landscape, and the Making of a Rhode Island Paradise

Tschirch, John R.

Hardcover

General ArchitectureArchitecture HistoryRegional: New England

Publisher Price: $44.95

ISBN10: 1913875709
ISBN13: 9781913875701
Publisher: Giles
Published: Sep 16 2025
Pages: 224
Weight: 3.25
Height: 0.90 Width: 9.60 Depth: 11.20
Language: English
A highly visual and new study of the rustic and whimsical shingled houses of Jamestown, Rhode Island from the colonial era to the development of the town as a picturesque report set in a coastal landscape.

Jamestown, Rhode Island, set in the shimmering waters at the entrance to Narragansett Bay, is marked by cliffs and fields looking out to the sea- a vision of paradise, a place of natural abundance and scenic beauty. For centuries, builders devised architecture that seamlessly rose from and merged back into stony coast and rolling meadows. This island is home to a timeless landscape of pastoral richness and picturesque views; its buildings a testament to those who sought their fortunes and fulfilled their fantasies, within sight of the mainland, but a world apart. In each case, there is a remarkable relationship between the island's topography and its architecture. Through maps, paintings, poetry and prose, this book illustrates the vibrant heritage of Jamestown, its role as a place of refuge and retreat through the ages, a paradise shaped by the visions and labors of its inhabitants.

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