The architecture of leisure
the Florida resort hotels of Henry Flagler and Henry Plant
by Susan R. Braden
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"As railroad barons Henry Flagler and Henry Plant pushed their lines southward, they also created a string of resort hotels to attract wealthy northerners with an appetite for balmy climates and luxurious accommodations.".
"Braden traces the development of the enterprises that brought Flagler and Plant to Florida and then examines each of their hotels, describing the architecture, how they physically functioned, and what they offered their guests in the way of recreation and leisure. From the Spanish Renaissance of St.
Augustine's Ponce de Leon, to Georgian Revival in Palm Beach's Royal Poinciana, to the Islamic Revival of the Tampa Bay Hotel and the Alpine ambience of the nearby Belleview, her individual profiles of each hotel detail how the builders mixed recognizable style with physical and functional independence, and then capped both with an aura of blatant luxury on a scale previously unknown in Florida."--BOOK JACKET.
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The architecture of leisure: the Florida resort hotels of Henry Flagler and Henry Plant
2002, University Press of Florida
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0813025567 9780813025568
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-378) and index.
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