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BY J E N N T H O R N TO N
P H OTO O F M A R I O N S I M S W Y E T H
C O U RT E S Y O F P R E S E RVAT I O N
FO U N DAT I O N O F PA L M B E AC H ;
A L L OT H ER S
B R A N T L E Y P H OTO G R A P H Y.
A new tome
about Marion
Sims Wyeth
highlights the
architectural
heritage of a
high-society
architect
and the built
environment he
left behind.
(FROM LEFT) RICH
IN ARCHITECTURE,
WITH COLONNADES,
ARCHWAYS AND LUSH
OPEN COURTYARDS,
EACH OF THE
MANSIONS DESIGNED
BY MARION SIMS
WYETH (INCLUDING
ICONIC ABODES FOR
SOCIALITES MARJORIE
MERRIWEATHER
POST AND DORIS
DUKE IN PALM
BEACH AND HAWAII,
RESPECTIVELY) WAS
BOTH OASIS AND
EDEN; ARCHITECT
MARION SIMS WYETH.
