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Mansions of Morris County (Images of America: New Jersey)

John Warden Rae

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Description:This pictorial record of Morris County, New Jersey, traces the dramatic rise of America’s least-known colony of millionaires during the Gilded Age. The area became a country retreat for the upper class. Families such as the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, Kountzes, Wolffs, Dodges, and Claflins built impressive estates in the area referred to as the “inland Newport.” By the 1920s, the prominence of Morris County was eclipsed by the lure of Long Island, and its economy was being threatened by the Depression. Faced with high taxes from the newly established income tax, skyrocketing maintenance costs, and a dwindling reservoir of help, the wealthy residents began razing their mansions. Although many of these vast estates have been long gone and forgotten, author John W. Rae’s collection of early Morris County photographs recaptures the area’s palatial homes in their full grandeur. Within the pages of Morris County Mansions, Rae invites you to join him on a visual tour of the magnificent architecture of the Gilded Age. Meet the area’s prominent families and discover little-known facts about the homes in which they resided.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mansions of Morris County (Images of America: New Jersey). To get started finding Mansions of Morris County (Images of America: New Jersey), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Release: 1999

ISBN: 073850064X

Description: This pictorial record of Morris County, New Jersey, traces the dramatic rise of America’s least-known colony of millionaires during the Gilded Age. The area became a country retreat for the upper class. Families such as the Vanderbilts, Rockefellers, Kountzes, Wolffs, Dodges, and Claflins built impressive estates in the area referred to as the “inland Newport.” By the 1920s, the prominence of Morris County was eclipsed by the lure of Long Island, and its economy was being threatened by the Depression. Faced with high taxes from the newly established income tax, skyrocketing maintenance costs, and a dwindling reservoir of help, the wealthy residents began razing their mansions. Although many of these vast estates have been long gone and forgotten, author John W. Rae’s collection of early Morris County photographs recaptures the area’s palatial homes in their full grandeur. Within the pages of Morris County Mansions, Rae invites you to join him on a visual tour of the magnificent architecture of the Gilded Age. Meet the area’s prominent families and discover little-known facts about the homes in which they resided.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mansions of Morris County (Images of America: New Jersey). To get started finding Mansions of Morris County (Images of America: New Jersey), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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