Glenhill Farm the history of a family estate : as revealed in the correspondence between Brognard Okie and Ernst and Mary Behrend /

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By 1930, having developed a highly successful business, the innovative paper manufacturer Ernst Behrend and his wife Mary purchased a number of existing houses and farms to give them sufficient acreage to create a large estate. In 1948 this property became a campus of Penn State University. Known as...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hart, Richard L. (Richard Lukens) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Erie, Pennsylvania : Penn State Erie, the Behrend College, [2019]
Temas:
Okie, R. Brognard > (Richardson Brognard), > 1875-1945 > Correspondence.
Behrend, Ernst, > 1869-1940 > Correspondence.
Behrend, Ernst, > 1869-1940 > Homes and haunts.
Behrend, Mary, > 1879-1976 > Correspondence.
Behrend, Mary, > 1879-1976 > Homes and haunts.
Okie, R. Brognard > (Richardson Brognard), > 1875-1945
Pennsylvania State University at Erie > History.
Pennsylvania State University at Erie
Architectural design > Pennsylvania > Erie > History.
Design architectural > Pennsylvanie > Erie > Histoire.
Architectural design
Homes
Pennsylvania > Erie
History
Personal correspondence
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. First Correspondence: Hiring an Architect
  • 2. Architect and Client: Making Plans and Decisions
  • 3. Building the Residence
  • 4. Construction of the Outbuildings and Chapel
  • 5. The Economics of Glenhill Farm
  • 6. Life at Glenhill in the 1930s
  • 7. The Late Correspondence
  • 8. A New Beginning and Lasting Legacy
  • Bibliography
  • Photo and Illustration Credits
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author

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