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Acanthus Press publishes at the intersection of material culture and architectural history. Our award-winning books chronicle the lost histories of houses and objects, of clients and designers. From New York to Los Angeles, from St. Paul to Miami, Acanthus Press seeks to publish the undiscovered, the under-appreciated, the rare, and the exceptional.
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Art + Auction, April 2008
Acanthus Press consistently celebrates
the magic of America's
Gilded Age architecture.
by Eve M. Kahn
Have you ever glimpsed a vintage mansion behind encircling hedges and wrought-iron gates and wondered: Who built that monster? What do the rooms look like? How did it survive? Were the owners happy there? If you have, you may find the answers in a lushly illustrated volume from Acanthus Press. click here to read full article
Chicago Tribune, April 13, 2008
Recapturing the Glory of
Chicago's Old Mansions.
by Blair Kamin
A splendid survivor amid the hulking high-rises of River North, the house that booze built holds down the corner of Erie and Wabash with regal self-assurance. The original owner, a New England emigre named Samuel Nickerson, made his fortune in banking and the liquor business, back in the day when Chicagoans consumed alcohol in (pardon the metaphor) biblical proportions. click here to read full article
Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2007
Architectural Legacy—
Yes, L.A. Has One
In 'Houses of Los Angeles,' Sam Watters traces the city's design history and pays tribute to forgotten early masters.
by Bettijane Levine
Sam Watters owns... a modern house. But he lives most of his mental life in homes of another era—those built from 1885 to 1935, L.A.'s first golden age.
For the last six years, Watters has scoured public and private archives, assembled photos and floor plans, unearthed sagas of love and betrayal, bigotry and greed. What's emerged is a riveting picture of this city's wealthy early inhabitants— merchants, industrialists, movie stars—whose great homes and gardens have been underappreciated by the rest of the world, and by Angelenos themselves, Watters says. click here to read full article
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