Reynolda�with its family home and gardens; experimental farm; village; and woodland�is an excellent example of the Country Place era. This popular destination in Winston-Salem; North Carolina; was created between 1906 and 1924 through the collaboration of three talented people: visionary Katharine Reynolds; architect Charles Barton Keen; and landscape architect Thomas W. Sears. With the financial backing of her husband; founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Katharine Reynolds transformed a patchwork of worn-out farmland into a landscape of great natural beauty that includes a formal garden; 16-acre lake; recreational facilities; and some of the finest cropland. The sparkling white cluster of village buildings and their occupants are also integral to this story.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Imagination And Foresight At Work!By JorgeThis is an especially informative book about the imagination of. alternatives considered for. planning of. construction of and entry into service of the Hiram Chittenden locks. also known as the Ballard Locks. in Seattle. Washington. Completed in 1917. the locks connected the fresh waters of the smaller Lake Union and the larger Lake Washington to the saltwater of Puget Sound. Doing so solved local water transportation problems and enabled further development for Seattle and assisted in its becoming a major shipping facility on the Pacific Northwest Coast.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy John LippincottGreat0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Ballard LocksBy LindaMany interesting photos from early Seattle showing how Ballard locks changed life for Seattle. A great book for those who enjoy reading about Seattle history.
