Accolades from reviewers—
“…Vaughn offers an incredible rare and detailed look at
the history of one of our nation’s most impressive landmark
buildings.” B. Gunar Gruenke, President, Conrad Schmitt
Studios, New Berlin, Wisconsin
“It is…a monumental piece of work befitting the
monumentality of the hotel and the West Baden story.”
The
Honorable Randall T. Shepard, retired chief justice of the
Indiana Supreme Court, chairman of the board of directors of
Indiana Landmarks during the
hotel’s restoration, and honorary chairman of the board of
directors of Indiana Landmarks
“Visually it is…a splendid volume. Wonderful photos,
which really capture the era and the institution.”
Father John W. O’Malley, Jesuit scholar, author, and university
professor, Theology Department Georgetown University,
Washington, D.C., author of the first documented history of the
hotel, written in the mid-1950s, much of it researched while a
student at West Baden College
“…a very good read with lots of facts.” George
Ridgway, AIA, L.S., Cook Group, Bloomington, Indiana, project
architect for the hotel’s
restoration
“It is an immense achievement in terms of research,
reviewing evidence, and writing!” James A. Glass, PhD,
Director, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology,
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indianapolis, Indiana,
and researcher and writer on historic preservation
“…knowing the field of preservation as I do, I am unable
to identify any book that can match it in detail
through careful research, in blending history and architecture
and economics, and in telling the story of a
great epic.” The Honorable Randall T. Shepard, retired
chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, chairman of the
board of directors of Indiana
Landmarks during the hotel’s restoration, and honorary chairman
of the board of directors of Indiana Landmarks
“By delving into the past and using a variety of
resources, Vaughn paints a full and vivid picture of the
history—not just of West Baden, but of the state and country….an
encyclopedia of historic Indiana and the West Baden Springs
Hotel.” B. Gunar Gruenke, President, Conrad Schmitt
Studios, New Berlin, Wisconsin
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