03841nam a22003257a 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023020001500064020001800079040003500097049001200132050002300144100003600167245009500203264006500298300004800363336002600411336003300437337002800470338002700498505124700525520127501772650007503047650006303122650007903185700004103264942004103305999001903346952015003365pucpr20251216114544.0231111t20242024mduab 000 0 eng d a1493086170 a9781493086177 apucprqbengcpucprdpucprerda aCARIBET 4aNA737.W28bA4 20241 aBallantine, Elizabeth,eauthor.10aMill Reef at seventy-five. /cElizabeth Ballantine ; with foreword by Graydon Carter.htxt 1aLanham, MD :bLyon Press, An imprint of Globe Pequot,c2024. a323 p. :bill. ; col. ; map ;c28 cm.fbook 2rdacontentatextbtxt 2rdacontentastill imagebsti 2rdamediaaunmediatedbn 2rdacarrieravolumebnc a6 FOREWORD -- This Marvel of Taste And Breezy Eccentricity Graydon Carter -- 8 PRESIDENT’S NOTE -- Refuge and Renewal Ralph H. Isham -- 11 INTRODUCTION -- The Alchemy of Mill Reef Elizabeth Ballantine -- HOUSES: 18 Bali Li -- 32 Palo Santo -- 42 Palmyra -- 46 Point of View -- 58 Compass Point -- 64 Bamboo -- 76 Eight Wonder -- 82 Exchange Place -- 90 Stargazers -- 96 Aquamarine -- 110 Rendezvous -- 114 Cinnamon Ridge -- 124 Faraway -- 128 French Leave -- 142 Pelican Ridge -- 150 Mongoose Mound -- 162 Three Gulls -- 166 Spice Hill -- 176 Coqui -- 182 Moongate -- 190 Devil’s Head -- 202 Hungry Hill -- 210 Tamarind -- 218 Ashanti -- 226 Outlook -- 232 Oleander -- 240 Isiri -- 252 Fort Harman -- 258 Friar’s Head -- 262 Hiatus -- 276 Out of the Blue -- 280 One Such -- 284 Seascape -- 296 Rhumb Line -- 302 Serendipity -- 306 York View -- ELEMENTS: 30 Slat Rooms -- 40 Bars -- 56 Pools -- 74 Follies -- 88 Entrances -- 108 Happy Ward Furniture -- 122 Breeze Block -- 140 Gates -- 160 Outdoor Dining -- 174 Pathways -- 188 Ornamental Concrete -- 200 Copper Lights -- 216 Ceilings -- 238 Polygons -- 250 Stairs -- 274 Water as Decoration -- 294 Fireplaces -- 318 History of Ownership -- 322 Acknowledgments -- 324 Image Credits --  aThe Mill Reef Club was founded in 1947 on the Caribbean island of Antigua. The visionary American architect who championed the 1,500-acre Club was Robertson "Happy" Ward. Ward solicited interest in the Club among a who's who of American industrialists and leading citizens, including Mellons, DuPonts, Cowles, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, and poet Archibald MacLeish. Ward encouraged members who built homes on Club property to adhere to a mid-century vernacular. Houses were positioned to catch prevailing winds for cooling purposes, and cisterns and catchments were added to collect and store rainwater. This new, full-color coffee-table book celebrates 75 years of the evolution of architecture to what former Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter terms "High WASP Modernism." A succession of nearly 300 Mill Reef house owners have reimagined Happy Ward's original design decisions in the update and remodel of 50 private houses at the club. The fanciful sense of whimsy, initiated by Ward, is echoed today by modern architects and designers who still bow to the founder's conception and are today arbiters of an updated Mill Reef aesthetic. With 385 color photos and 324 pages, the book is a stunning introduction to one of the world's most exclusive private clubs. 0aArchitecture, DomesticzAntigua and BarbudazAntiguavPictorial works. 0aModern ArchitecturexPictorial worksy20th century9254588 0aResort architecturexPictorial workszAntigua and BarbudazAntigua92688281 aCarter, Graydon,ewrite of foreword. 2lccc27hNA737.W28kGeneralmA4 2024 c305338d305338 00102lcc4070a4b4c33d2025-12-16eAmazong85.93l0oGeneral NA737.W28 A4 2024p91000000752246r2025-12-16 11:46:35t1v95.93w0000-00-00y27