Description: Frame cottages, tidy farms, grand town houses, and well-tended gardens -- all these places tell the story of ordinary life and the simple pleasures that have shaped New England's character. Windows on the Past explores four centuries of home building, interiors from colonial to Gothic Revival to modern, the ways the landscape has been used and cared for, families' ties to their homes, the evolution of homemaking, and social and dining customs. The SPNEA houses and landscapes highlighted offer an unparalleled look at life in New England from the 1600s to the 1940s.
-- Conveys the sights and sounds of the historic New England region, an ever-popular tourist destination, with illustrations from three dozen historic properties.
-- The stories told and places shown underscore the benefits of saving the past to enrich life today.
-- SPNEA, one of America's oldest preservation organizations, is active and highly visible through its many properties (twenty-five are open to the public) and plans a program of lectures and exhibitions in conjunction with the book.

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