The architecture of leisure
Subtitle: the Florida resort hotels of Henry Flagler and Henry Plant
By: Susan R. Braden ; foreword by Gary R. Mormino and Raymond Arsenault.
Series: The Florida history and culture series
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
Subjects: Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830-1913; Plant, Henry Bradley, 1819-1899; Hotels -- Florida; Resort architecture -- Florida; Architecture -- Florida -- 19th century; Architecture -- Florida -- 20th century
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-378) and index.