Schuyler, Montgomery, 1843-1914 · New York, Harper & Brothers · leaf 180
its ruggedness the walllooks weak, since it is plain that there is no bonding,and that it is not properly a piece of masonry, but a layerof highly magnified concrete, which owes its stabilityonly to the cohesion of the cement, and to give the as-surance of being a trustworthy wall needs to be… … A HOUSE OF BOWLDERS.Burnham & Root, Architects. be remarked, and that is the prevalence of Byzantinecarving. This is not really a Chicagoan characteristic.If it is especially noticeable here, it is because Chicagois so new, and it is in the newer quarters of older townsthat it is to be seen. It…
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