At Home in the Hudson Valley

by Allison Serrell

Book Overview

It has been called America's Loire Valley, the Napa Valley of the East, and the new Hamptons. Deemed by the US Congress "the landscape that defined America," New York's Hudson River Valley is a region rich in history, boasting exceptional architecture, celebrity residents, lush landscapes, and a burgeoning art and cultural scene. Each year, 50 million visitors flock to the counties along the river to escape the frenzy of city living and to rejuvenate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811844668
• ISBN13: 9780811844666
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"

Customer Reviews

Harmony in Hudson Valley

"At Home in Hudson Valley" is an impressive gallery of the variety of architectural and interior design styles of the houses in the region. Modern, baroque, Federal, Shaker are just the few of the styles shown. But one feature typical for all of them is how harmonious they are with their surroundings. This book gives us the photos of not only the houses themselves, their exteriors and interiors, but also of the beautiful nature of Hudson Valley in all seasons. Twenty houses all in all and a story behind each of them.

The Hudson Valley is Beautiful and So Is This Book

At Home in the Hudson Valley is a beautiful book packed with brilliant photographs. The houses in the book are distinctive and original, the pictures capture the spaces as well as the ideas and personalities of the people who made them. Allison Serrell and the photographer Meredith Heuer pull the vitality and creativity of the Hudson Valley through the pages of the book.