Many of the early homes built then are wonderful examples of cottage architecture. Many remain today in the hands of descendants of original families.
Good information is imparted.
However, a bit more work might have made this volume truly magical instead of merely useful. One has to scour the pages for information about the cover. Lord's Point, c. 1885 by local artist Day. A check with the owner found that it came from a rusticator and that aside from the artist's last name little else is known. Still a comparative discussion of the summer-scape and photographs of buildings shown would have been particularly insightful.