{"product_id":"miracle-on-fourth-street-saving-an-old-merchants-house-9780997164626","title":"Miracle on Fourth Street: Saving an Old Merchant's House","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mary L. Knapp\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Girandole Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Girandole Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historic Preservation - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiracle on Fourth Street is the story of the preservation of a family home that belonged to one of the early merchants of New York City. Lived in by one family for almost 100 years, the house was preserved as a museum upon the death of the last family member. The book recounts the struggle of the founder of the museum to realize his quixotic vi- sion, the critical intervention of an architect who devoted his life to an authentic struc- tural restoration, and the dedication of a group of women who would not give up their goal of reclaiming the beauty of the original furnishings.It is a story of creative solutions to structural calamities, heartbreaking setbacks, dis- appointing personality conflicts, and the current stewards' triumph over a final brutal assault on the building that quite literally could have brought the house down.Now known as the Merchant's House Museum, the landmarked site affords over 15,000 visitors a year a unique window into mid-nineteenth domestic life of the merchant elite of New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Girandole Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45495011278999,"sku":"9780997164626","price":1269.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780997164626.webp?v=1767151870","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/miracle-on-fourth-street-saving-an-old-merchants-house-9780997164626","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}