Massachusetts Avenue in the Gilded Age: Palaces & Privilege

By Mark N. Ozer

Book Overview

Welcome to Millionaire's Row, where the Gilded Age mansions and clubs of high society still exude a faded elegance. It was here that fiery Martha Wadsworth―avid sportswoman and social maven―and wealthy hostess Nellie Patterson mingled with the likes of famous inventor Alexander Graham Bell and miner-turned-millionaire Thomas Walsh. From the Union Station Plaza and Embassy Row to Dupont Circle and the Washington National Cathedral, author Mark N. Ozer examines the extant Beaux-Arts architecture of Massachusetts Avenue mansions and tells the tales of socialites and politicians who lived and played behind their grand fa ades.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596299223
• ISBN13: 9781596299221
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 9.0"