Wholesale Christmas at America's Landmark Houses, 2nd Edition

Christmas at America's Landmark Houses, 2nd Edition Christmas decorating, history, architecture, and interior design wrapped in one sparkling package! A lavish celebration of holiday splendor and American history, this stunning volume presents 360 gorgeous images of iconic historic homes dressed in their finest Christmas finery. From the grandeur of Colonial Williamsburg to the elegance of Filoli, readers are invited on an intimate tour of residences that shaped the nation’s political, military, and cultural legacy. With a foreword by Christopher Radko, famed re-creator of vintage Christmas ornaments, the journey spans an extraordinary range of homes. Discover San Antonio's breathtaking Spanish Governor's Palace, the ranch-style Texas childhood home of two future US presidents, the modest dwelling of WWI flying ace Billy Bishop, and the magnificent estate of Edsel Ford. Now updated with fresh photography and two new projects, this second edition is the ultimate inspiration for elegant seasonal decorating. Featured Houses: Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens, Houston, Texas Historic Britton House, Troy, Missouri George W. Bush Childhood Home, Midland, Texas Cairnwood Estate, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg, Virginia Fassel-Roeder, Fredericksburg, Texas Filoli, Woodland Hills, California Fonthill Museum, Doylestown, Pennsylvania Ford House, Grosse Point Shores, Michigan Kell House, Wichita Falls, Texas Oatlands, Leesburg, Virginia Salisbury House & Gardens , Des Moines, Iowa Shriver House Museum, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Spanish Governor’s Palace, San Antonio, Texas Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, Massachusetts President Woodrow Wilson House, Washington, DC 256 pp | 363 color images | HC