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VOL. 10/NO. 6, NOVEMBER 2009

Table of Contents

PROFILE
City House, Country House
New York City-based John B. Murray Architect specializes in Classically inspired urban apartments and country homes in a range of historical styles.

By Dan Cooper

RECENT PROJECTS
Pure and Simple
A stone farmhouse in Chester County, PA, dating to the early 18th century is restored by Archer & Buchanan Architecture.

By Lynne Lavelle

Saltbox for a New Century
The comprehensive restoration of the Colonial-era David Field House in Madison, CT, is completed by Gulick & Spradlin.

By Gordon Bock

Return to Form
A Minneapolis couple orchestrates the painstaking restoration of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Willey House.

By Will Holloway

Set in Stone
A 20th-century stone house in Darien, CT, undergoes a renovation and expansion designed by Vicente-Burin Architects.

By Annabel Hsin

BOOK REVIEWS
The Cotswold House: Stone Houses and Interiors from the English Countryside, by Nicholas Mander. Reviewed by Anne Walker

Historic Preservation: An Introduction to its History, Principles, and Practice, by Norman Tyler, Ted J. Ligibel and Ilene R. Tyler. Reviewed by Kim A. O'Connell

THE FORUM
Preservation Needs a Vocabulary Reset, by Clem Labine
To attract great public support, the preservation movement must adjust its lexicon.

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