The American house-carpenter; a treatise on the art of building, and the strength of materials (1873)
Hatfield, R. G. (Robert Griffith), 1815-1879 · New York : J. Wiley · leaf 131
t.Having assigned a position for the stairs of the second story,now generally placed in the centre of the depth of the house,let the winders of the other stories be placed perpendicularlyover and under them; and be careful to provide for head--room. To ascertain this, when it is doubtful, it is… … ARCHITECTURE. 117 middle window of each story should be exactly in the middleof the front; but the pier between the two windows whichlight the parlour, should be in the centre of that room; be-cause when chandeliers or any similar ornaments, hang fromthe centre-pieces of the parlour ceilings, it is…
Carpentry · Architecture
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