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By Margaret Haviland
Stansbury
Photographs by David Simpson
GLASS HOUSE OF DREAMS celebrates
the city of Baltimore’s landmark Victorian glass
palace—one of the last surviving architectural treasures
in historic Druid Hill Park. Using original lithographic
postcards drawn from her own collection, author
Margaret Haviland Stansbury takes readers back in
time to a moment in history when glass houses captured
the imaginations of urbanites across the nation
and around the world. The centerpiece of the book
is a portfolio of stunning new photographs by David
Simpson. Simpson captures in breathtaking detail
not only the elegance of this architectural gem,
but also gives the reader an intimate perspective
of the beauty of the Conservatory’s individual plants,
flowers and even unexpected guests, like the Conservatory’s
mascot, a cat named Mango.
The book’s author, Margaret Haviland
Stansbury, is founder of the non-profit Baltimore
Conservatory Association that worked with the city
to bring the Conservatory back to life. The original
Palm House, with its 175 glass windows (many of
them curved), is once again lush with exotic flora
from around the world as it was when it first opened
in 1888. Glass House of Dreams celebrates the past,
present and future of The Howard Peters Rawlings
Conservatory and Botanic Gardens, which is poised
to capture the imaginations of a new generation
of visitors.
Book design by
Paula A. Simon, Highmeadow Design
Photography
©2010 David Simpson Images
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