Two of the most influential arbiters of taste were Edith Wharton, the aristocratic New York writer of Novels and Essays, and Ogden Codman Jr., an Architect and Interior Designer.
Ogden Codman Jr. House in Manhattan, abandoned 1927
They co-wrote the book The Decoration of Houses, which emphasized clean, simple lines hearkening back to Georgian proportion, decorative styles and colors. This was in direct revolt of the over-done, heavily decorated houses of the Victorian Era.
Henry Poor House, Gramercy Park North,
Henry Poor Drawing Room Interior Design by Stanford White
Pulitzer Mansion
Taylor Mansion
Burden Mansion (left) and Hammond Mansion (right)
Otto Kahn Mansion
Unidentified Mansion
Tiffany Mansion |
Percy Pyne Mansion
Sloan Mansion
Rhinelander Mansion
Warburg Mansion
Warburg Interior
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De Lamar Mansion |
Fletcher Mansion |
Cook Mansion |
Frick Mansion |
Duke Mansion |
Andrew Carnegie Mansion |
WC Whitney Mansion
WC Whitney Ballroom
WC Whitney |
Schwab Mansion
Schwab Floor Plans
Mrs. Astor's Mansion
Mrs. Astor's Floor Plans
Mrs. Astor's Stairhall |
Mrs. Astor's Ballroom |
Cornelius Vanderbilt II Mansion
Cornelius Vanderbilt II Floor Plans
Cornelius Vanderbilt II Mansion Interior
Cornelius Vanderbilt II Mansion
William H. Vanderbilt and Cornelius V. Vanderbilt III Mansion 640 Fifth Avenue
William K. Vanderbilt Mansion 660 Fifth Avenue
William K. Vanderbilt Mansion 660 Fifth Avenue
Cornelius Vanderbilt II Mansion |