Hotel Ponce de Leon: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Flagler's Gilded Age Palace
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| Rating | : | 4.87 (995 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813061490 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Keys is director of historic preservation and assistant professor of history at Flagler College.. About the AuthorLeslee F
“Presents new information about the creation and construction of the Hotel Ponce de Leon, its eighty years as a luxury resort hotel, and its transformation into the centerpiece of Flagler College. The methods used at Flagler College have been recognized as best practices in historic preservation and decorative arts conservation, and today the campus is one of Florida’s most visited heritage tourism destinations.. Claire, author of Cracker: The Cracker Culture in Florida History Henry Flagler’s opulent Hotel Ponce de Leon drew worldwide praise from the day its elaborately carved doors opened in 1888. Here is the last word on the first resort.”—Les Standiford, author of Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean “Chr
Leslee F. Keys is director of historic preservation and assistant professor of history at Flagler College.
Very nice book. Shows and describes a beautiful building that Very nice book. Shows and describes a beautiful building that started its life as a beautiful hotel for the rich and ended up as a beautiful private college and all the changes it has gone thru to help keep it as original as possible.