The country seats of the United States
By: William Russell Birch ; edited with an introduction by Emily T. Cooperman.
Contributors: Cooperman, Emily T.
Series: Penn studies in landscape architecture
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 87
ISBN-13: 9780812241327
Subjects: Historic buildings -- United States; Historic buildings -- United States -- Pictorial works; Landscape architecture -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Suburban homes -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Historic buildings -- Middle Atlantic States; Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania; United States -- Description and travel; United States -- History, Local; Middle Atlantic States -- History, Local; Pennsylvania -- History, Local
Genres: Pictorial works
Notes: "First issued ... in 1808"--Introduction.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Hoboken, Hoboken, New Jersey; title: Hampton, Towson, Maryland; title: Lansdowne, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; title: Echo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; title: Mount Vernon, Alexandria, Virginia; title: Fountain Green, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; title: Solitude, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; title: Devon, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; title: Mount Sidney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; title: The seat of Mr. Duplantier (Delord-Sarpy Mansion), New Orleans, Louisiana; title: Montebello, Baltimore, Maryland; title: Woodlands, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; title: Sedgeley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; title: Belmont, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; title: York Island, New York, New York; title: Mendenhall Ferry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; title: China Retreat, Bucks County, Pennsylvania; title: Springland, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.