Russell F. Whitehead · Weyerhaeuser Forest Products · leaf 20
orches areintegral parts of the structure, as theircolumns support the roof. Classic propor-tion for these columns has been disregarded(granting that the builders had ever heardof Classic), and a delicacy has resultedwhich is peculiarly appropriate to wood.Here we see exemplified one of the… … The Talmadge House, Litchfield, ConnecticutBuilt in 1775 carefully proportioned window and dooropenings to the solid mass of plain wallsurfaces. In common with all early Ameri-can houses, the doorway in the ConnecticutColonial house was the one ornamentedfeature. The pedimented porch, with…
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