The Architecture of William Lawrence Bottomley 
By Susan Hume Frazer
Foreword by Calder Loth
The American Architect series
NEW PRICE!
9 x 12 inches, 360 p.p.,
Over 300 photographs and floor plans
Cloth, dust jacket
ISBN-10: 0-926494-23-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-926494-23-7
September 2007
Sophisticated country houses, gracious urban dwellings, plush Broadway cafés, exotic nightclubs, and a high-rise apartment building that, 80 years after its construction, is still considered the epitome of tony living in Manhattan—these are among the many achievements of William Lawrence Bottomley, one of the best American architects of the first half of the 20th century.
Recognized as a master builder of country houses, Bottomley succeeded in bringing the privileges of a suburban house—the pleasures of open-air life, the ample personal space and privacy—to his city creations. The idea of an urban oasis, which Bottomley realized in such projects as New York's Turtle Bay Gardens and River House, became the cutting-edge concept in New York and the national scene at the time. An author as well as an architect, Bottomley was an early champion in the field of historic preservation and restoration. His landmark two-volume study Georgian Houses of America was among the most influential architectural publications of the century.
The Architecture of William Lawrence Bottomley is the first comprehensive study of this master architect and designer. Richly illustrated with archival photographs and floor plans, the book examines 34 of the architect's structures nationwide and includes a catalogue of 186 commissions and a comprehensive bibliography.
FROM THE PRESS
"...a gorgeous monograph on one of the great, yet under-sung, American architects of the 20th century."
—The New York Sun
"Even if you know nothing about architecture, [Bottomley's homes] immediately grab you... You know there's something different, something special there."
—Richmond Times-Dispatch
