Word: ruskinian
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...concentrated instead on making an artistic "Center of the World" out of his Hudson River estate. At Olana (thought to be a corruption of the Arabic meaning "our place on high"), Church once again spoke superbly for his age. An eclectic marvel combining elements of Italian villa, Gothic revival, Ruskinian Venetian, French mansard, the mansion stands amid 327 acres of woods and meadow, chock-full of Oriental rugs, Thonet chairs, Tiffany glass and Persian tiles...
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