Acanthus Press
Acanthus Press publishes at the intersection of material culture and architectural history. Our award-winning books chronicle the lost histories of houses and objects, of clients and designers. From New York to Los Angeles, from St. Paul to Miami, Acanthus Press seeks to publish the undiscovered, the under-appreciated, the rare, and the exceptional.
Featured Books
Recently Published
May 1, 2013
From the Publisher. In his second volume that focuses on the great New York City town houses, Michael Kathrens continues to explore magnificent residences, both celebrated and less well-know, including the art- and treasure-filled houses of... More
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March 15, 2013
From the Publisher. Racecourse Architecture is the first comprehensive survey of racecourse buildings across the world throughout the past four centuries. Written by Paul Roberts who has been involved in the planning and designing of... More
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Selected Backlist
2006
Presents a collection of classic gardens by early leaders in American landscape architecture, including from the estates of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, John D. Rockefeller, Isabella Stewart Gardener, and R. J. Reynolds. More
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2012
From the Publisher. Originally published in 2002, American Splendor is the first and only extensive study of America’s renowned Classical Revival architect Horace Trumbauer (1868–1938). The revised edition features... More
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2009
From the Publisher. Dream House: The White House as an American Home looks at the president’s house in the context of American house design and decoration. Hundreds of historic photographs, plans, and drawings compare the... More
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2011
From the Publisher. Drawing on the vast collections of the Adirondack Museum's library and historic photographs, Ms. Montgomery skillfully depicts the social milieu, architectural precedents, decorative aesthetics, and environmental... More
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2005
From the Publisher. Elsie de Wolfe is a 20th-century legend. Her name is familiar to many who practice the art of interior design or who are linked to the fashionable world of tastemaking. She played a key role in the formation of the... More
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2012
From the Publisher. Presents for the first time 250 colored photographs of urban and suburban gardens taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston—photographer of presidents, celebrity authors, tastemakers, and estates of the County House Era... More
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2005
From the Publisher. Great Houses of New York, 1880–1930 presents the stories of the most elegant houses built in New York. With over 300 archival photographs and floor plans and a decade of research, Michael Kathrens profiles... More
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2007
Houses of Los Angeles, 1885-1919, the first of two volumes, profiles 38 of the early Los Angeles houses with over 400 archival color and duotone photographs and landscape and floor plans. More
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2007
This volume brings together for the first time house and garden plans with over 400 archival color and duotone photographs of downtown residences and mountainside estate houses, built by Hollywood celebrities and Los Angeles innovators including... More
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2004
From the Publisher: Highlights the extraordinary houses of one of the 20th century's most prolific architects. John Russell Pope (1873–1937) was an architect of tradition and a master of proportion, massing, and scale.... More
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2010
From the Publisher. Maurice Fatio: Palm Beach Architect tells the story of the prominent society architect whose many elegant buildings remain as much-admired Florida icons and examines in detail 26 finest examples of the architect... More
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2010
From the Publisher. Trendsetter, fashion icon, and wife of an internationally renowned novelist, the interior designer Syrie Maugham (1879–1955) created an ultra-chic world that was as unique as it was influential. Her ethereal all-... More
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