Ferree, Barr, 1862-1924 · New York, Munn and Company · leaf 87
Versailles is identical withthe ideas that have brought the great houses of Newport into existence. It is true that Ver-sailles was a single palace, built by a despotic monarch for his own delight, while Newport isan aggregation of palaces, built not by despots, but by free American citizens. But… … Copyriiiht, I8<y7, hy Ir.riik H. Lllil.l, .\c«|.jtl. K. I THE BREAKERS—THE STATE DINING-ROOM. [66] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS its inhabitants. The scale is different, the place and the manners, but the architectural mean-ing of both is identical. The Newport house must be large, splendid, and…
Architecture, Domestic -- United States · Gardens
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