An Architectural History of Harford County, Maryland
"An architectural history of the county named for Henry Harford, the last Lord Baltimore's illegitimate son. This claim to fame has set the tone for the historically and architecturally wealthy region where examples of Palladian mansions, stone cottages, 19th century mills, Sears design homes, and Bauhaus moderns compete for attention. The people associated with these sites are as diverse in character and include topiary artist Harvey Ladew, baseball magnate Larry McPhail, and Edwin Booth. The volume is chock full of interesting historical tidbits, and includes 600 black and white photographs -- a great value for the list price." -- Reference and Research Book News""'Epic' is the word for the impressive work on Harford county. It has the rare quality of being both edifying and entertaining, its author being an experienced architectural writer as well as a native of the country... The author's rare knowledge, wit, spicy tidbits of scandal, and 'let me entertain you' approach to history makes this a must-read for anyone interested in Maryland history." -- Maryland Historical Magazine"Handsomely designed and generously illustrated with modern and period photographs, historic maps, drawings and other graphic material... Weeks vividly resurrects the lives of modest colonial farmers, black slaves, Jefferson-era naval officers, shady investors, politicians of dubious integrity, antiquarians, teachers, gardeners, and a host of other individuals who built and inhabited the buildings and sites described in the book. While the text is heavily laden with anecdotes concerning the wealthy and well connected, the author has not altogether neglected the histories and sites associated with the poor, enslaved, and commonplace." -- Carl Lounsbury, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians"Readers of this newsletter, who may be practitioners themselves aspiring to similar goals, will do well to take this volume as a model for their own efforts." -- John P. McCarthy, Vernacular Architecture Newsletter