Search Results: New England ~Massachusetts from Mountain Laurel Books

Northeastern. New. 1998. Paperback. 1555533450 . New book. No marks. Very slight scuff on cover edge. ; 0.57 x 9.34 x 6.2 Inches; During the nineteenth century, Methodist camp meetings--woodland revivals lasting several days--flourished throughout the United States. These tented villages often evolved into permanent communities with unique campground cottages and distinctive spatial configurations. The Wesleyan Grove camp meeting, founded on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, in 1835, is the premier example of this distinctive American design. Anonymous planners and builders at the site innovated the richly decorated miniature cottages and maze-like layouts that were replicated at dozens of late Victorian campgrounds across the country. In 1867, Oak Bluffs, a planned resort that mimicked the eccentric architecture of Wesleyan Grove, was laid out next to the already famous camp meeting. Together, these two extraordinary communities generated a sense of otherworldliness, a magical… Read More

General Books. New. 2009. Paperback. New book. No marks. Shadow of sticker on cover corner. .