02684cam a22003734a 4500 26314 26314 14006915 20170203163410.0 050617s2005 nyua b 001 0beng 2005017670 1580931634 9781580931632 (hardcover) (OCoLC)ocm60705658 DLC DLC BAKER C#P UBY BUR OCLCQ DLC n-us-ca NA737 .N37K36 2005 Kanner, Diane. Wallace Neff and the grand houses of the Golden State / Diane Kanner. New York, NY : Monacelli Press, 2005. 248 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-244) and index. Coming to California -- Lemon Grove gamble, La Mirada dreams -- Pasadena rites -- The Grand Tour and back -- Santa Barbara interlude -- Building on ballyhoo -- Public notice -- The search for the style of wealth -- Tuscan Pasadena -- Louise -- Adobe days -- Architect to the stars -- Pickfair -- Putting it together -- Going Hollywood on a shoestring -- Costarring the European Provincial and the American Colonial Revivals -- Fighting back -- The diva, the car dealer, and the Doheny Library -- The bubble house -- We moved there because you could smell orange blossoms -- Father of the showcase house. This significant architect was raised as Southern California aristocracy, as an heir to one of the founders of Rand McNally & Company, and grew up to influence the course of architectural history in California. Illustrated with archival photographs that document Neff's family life and professional accomplishments, journalist Diane Kanner's narrative offers a behind-the-scenes look at the development of residential architecture in Southern California.--From publisher description. Neff, Wallace, 1895-1982. Architects California Biography. Architecture, Domestic California. Eclecticism in architecture California. Neff, Wallace, 1895-1982. Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0514/2005017670.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0835/2005017670-d.html lcc BOOKS NA737 .N37K36 2005 0 0 lcc 0 0 MUC MUC GEN 2017-02-03 Donation(BFA) 0 NA737 .N37K36 2005 34249 2017-02-04 2017-02-03 BOOKS