After they had toured some pretentious “châteaux” on
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- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. whole source · open book
After they had toured some pretentious “châteaux” on Long Island’s north shore, Junior said that Kykuit, by comparison, was “far less elaborate than many houses we have seen” but “more perfect of its kind, more harmonious and more charming.”41 John and Abby enlisted the services of Ogden Codman, the Boston interior designer who helped Edith Wharton refurbish her Newport home and coauthored a book with her, The Decoration of Houses, in 1897.
chapter: CHAPTER 25 - The Codger