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Good houses, 3rd ed. (1922)

Russell F. Whitehead · Weyerhaeuser Forest Products · leaf 32

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ind of our ancestors who, both sociallyand politically, favored rather slow andover dignified ponderousness. They weresearching for something expressive of theirday and age and they hit upon a mostcharacteristic solution. It is a common error to suppose that anyhouse with two-story columns and a… … frontispiece for two storied buildings firstcame into general use early in the 19thCentury, long after the Thirteen Colonieshad become a Republic. This style isproperly known as Classic Revival. An example of a house in Classic Revivalstyle is illustrated. It shows how success-fully the style can…

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