(WED) September 15, 2010; 11am; Rosecliff Mansion, 548 Bellevue Ave. Newport, RI Lecture: Annie Robinson on Peabody & Sterns
Peabody and Stearns was a major contributor to the architectural fabric of Newport during the Gilded Age. Their summer cottages here and throughout the U.S. are the focus of a wonderful new book published in 2010 by W.W. Norton. Among their approximately 20 Newport projects were The original Breakers of 1877, Beechbound, and Rough Point. This illustrated lecture by Annie Robinson, author of Peabody and Stearns: Country Houses and Seaside Cottages, will feature an examination of the resort architecture of Peabody and Stearns, as well as sketches, plans and photographs by members of the firm and their contemporaries.
Admission is free for Preservation Society members and Architectural Forum members who register for the event as part of our delegation. If you wish to attend, please RSVP to Ross Cann by September 8th.
Peabody and Stearns was a major contributor to the architectural fabric of Newport during the Gilded Age. Their summer cottages here and throughout the U.S. are the focus of a wonderful new book published in 2010 by W.W. Norton. Among their approximately 20 Newport projects were The original Breakers of 1877, Beechbound, and Rough Point. This illustrated lecture by Annie Robinson, author of Peabody and Stearns: Country Houses and Seaside Cottages, will feature an examination of the resort architecture of Peabody and Stearns, as well as sketches, plans and photographs by members of the firm and their contemporaries.