American carpenter and builder, august 1906 (1906)
American Carpenter and Builder Co. · American Carpenter and Builder Co. · leaf 61
son seems to be that our build-ings have not, as a rule, been adapted for exteriorpainted decorations, and for that reason we have nothad them. So far our cement block architecture has been verycrude, and no attempt has been made to do anythingbut imitate squared stones, usually with a rock face,… … AMERICAN CARPENTER AND BUILDER 567 the creation of very artistic houses, which could bedecorated by means of painted ornament that wouldadd very much to their effectiveness. Many of thesuburban houses round Philadelphia are built of brickor stone for the first story, while the second story isbuilt…
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