Historic Cottages of Mackinac Island

Susan Stites, Lea Ann Sterling

Arbutus Press, Dec 1, 2001 - Architecture - 144 pages

Architecture and history of vintage cottages built on Mackinac Island, Michigan in the 1880's including the Governor's Summer Residents. Mapped pages guide Island visitors along the Island bluffs, lakeshore and interior to view the cottages. The armchair tour allows readers to view contemporary photos and compare them with black and whilte historic photos of the cottages. Queen Anne architecture, Shingle Style, Carpenter Gothic, and Greek Revival are represented architectural styles. Award winning selection of the Read Michigan list. Selected Best Books with a Michigan theme from The Detroit Free Press.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Historic Cottages of Mackinac Island
• Authors: Susan Stites, Lea Ann Sterling
• Photographs by: Lea Ann Sterling
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: Arbutus Press, 2001
• ISBN: 0966531647, 9780966531640
• Length: 144 pages
• Subjects: Architecture / General; Historic buildings; History / Historiography; History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI); Mackinac Island (Mich. : Island); Social Science / Archaeology; Travel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest; Vacation homes