Take a guided tour with Brent Hull, author and millwork expert, through the stunning rooms of the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate and discover the imitable style, elegance, and character of historic American architecture. The former residence of Henry Francis du Pont, Winterthur Museum features more than 175 period rooms that showcase not only the finest American antique furniture, but an extensive range of historic millwork spanning from 1640-1840. Moving chronologically through the stunning Georgian and Federal periods, this guided tour focuses on 20 of Winterthur's most representative rooms and reveals the history and changing styles of millwork throughout the era. Each room's discussion features a unique blend of color photography, a breakdown of the architectural details, and commentary on each element. A glossary of pertinent architectural terms is also included. For designers, architects, preservationists, and homeowners, this book is the resource for bringing the classic American architectural elements of yesterday into the homes of today. "I was so happy to read this book. Traditional American Rooms celebrates the things I love: beautiful architecture, authentic American furniture, and Classic style. It shows exactly what you and your builder need to know to create traditional American rooms with grace and style." —Barbra Streisand "Henry Francis du Pont's woodwork installations are some of the museum's greatest assets. Halls, rooms, alcoves, and stairwells — 135 interior spaces — feature architecture from seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and nineteenth-century American buildings." —Maggie Lidz "Brent Hull started out as a teacher, and he's still a teacher of sorts. But now instead of teaching English to high schoolers, he's teaching their parents about the golden rectangle, about the relationship between the Ionic column and the female body, about the difference between Georgian and Federalist millwork, and why a room that's classically proportioned just feels comfortable. Hull is a Fort Worth builder, but, more important, he is a nationally recognized expert in historical millwork — the intricate moldings, mantels, cabinets, doors and paneled walls found in America's finest historic homes — and he's working to revive that centuries-old aesthetic." —Cathy Frisinger "Covering primarily the Georgian and Federal periods, Hull and Franck focus on 20 of Winterthur's most representative rooms and examine the history and changing styles of millwork throughout the pre-1840 era. Analysis of each room features a combination of color photography, a cataloging of the architectural details and commentary on each element. The breakdown of each space includes close-up photos of millwork details, and profiles of all the moldings drawn to scale — with the scale carefully indicated. Also noted are the overall dimensions of each room being dissected, because the moldings are all scaled to the size of the room." —Clem Labine WINTERTHUR STYLE SOURCEBOOK Traditional American Rooms Bring the Design of Yesterday into Your Home of Today Experience the elegance of historic American architecture on this guided tour of the magnificent rooms at the Winterthur Museum and Country Estate. Synonymous with the finest in antique furniture, decorative arts, and period woodwork, Winterthur—the former residence of Americana collector Henry Francis du Pont—houses more than 175 rooms, each showcasing the finest craftsmanship and styles of early America. Inside Traditional American Rooms , oversized photos introduce you to 33 beautiful rooms followed by a detailed presentation of the architectural elements that define the era and character of each space. To that end, every baseboard, chair rail, door-and-window trim, and ceiling cornice has been measured and drawn as a scaled molding section. For the first time, Winterthur has been captured in gallery-quality photographs, technical drawings, and architectural commentary allowing homeowners, interior designers, architects, and builders to create authentic interpretations of classic American rooms. "I was so happy to read this book. Traditional American Rooms celebrates the things I love: beautiful architecture, authentic American furniture, and Classic style. It shows exactly what you and your builder need to know to create traditional American rooms with grace and style." - Barbra Streisand Entertainer and Collector of American Art and Antiques Brent Hull earned a degree in Preservation Carpentry from the North Bennett Street School. He is the founder of Hull Historic Millwork and the author of Historic Millwork . A nationally recognized expert, Hull has appeared on Bob Villa's Home Again and Old House Journal Television . Used Book in Good Condition