The American Porch
An Informal History of an Informal Place
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2024
Open Road Media (Verlag)
978-1-5040-9048-3 (ISBN)
Open Road Media (Verlag)
978-1-5040-9048-3 (ISBN)
The former American History editor explores the creation and restoration of an essential part of a twentieth-century home’s identity—the American porch.
In 1981, Michael Dolan and his wife, Eileen O’Toole, bought a 1926 suburban bungalow in the Palisades area of Washington, DC. It was a fixer-upper and DIY project that consumed their lives for twelve years. As rooms were transformed with updated electrical wiring and plumbing, the house’s porch became a storage area, rotating appliances, furniture, and construction materials as they were used and discarded. After the interior renovation was completed, Michael finally turned his attention to the porch, working with contractors to resurrect it—a reconstruction that inspired him to uncover the history of porches and their significance as a symbolic piece of Americana.
In 1981, Michael Dolan and his wife, Eileen O’Toole, bought a 1926 suburban bungalow in the Palisades area of Washington, DC. It was a fixer-upper and DIY project that consumed their lives for twelve years. As rooms were transformed with updated electrical wiring and plumbing, the house’s porch became a storage area, rotating appliances, furniture, and construction materials as they were used and discarded. After the interior renovation was completed, Michael finally turned his attention to the porch, working with contractors to resurrect it—a reconstruction that inspired him to uncover the history of porches and their significance as a symbolic piece of Americana.
Michael Dolan is a writer, a former editor for American History magazine, and a musician. He also consults for documentary television productions and book manuscripts. Dolan’s articles have appeared in the New Republic, the New Yorker, Smithsonian, Outside, and the New York Times Magazine, among others. From 1983 to 1995, he and his wife renovated a 1920s home near the Potomac River, including the replacement of an old front porch with one of Dolan’s own design. This project inspired his book, The American Porch. Dolan’s porch now hosts occasional rehearsals by his band, the Powerful House Ways & Means Committee. He lives in Washington, D.C., his hometown.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.02.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Volkskunde |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5040-9048-9 / 1504090489 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5040-9048-3 / 9781504090483 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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