San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc · leaf 319
g the first floor some five feet off theground—the customary practice of a fewyears ago. This enormous house, almostentirely of wood, truly represents the acmeof the taste—or perhaps pathetic lack oftaste. — of the eighties, but regardless of ^ 25 ► whether one likes it or not, this mansionwas to… … L _ I MAIN ENTRANCE TO FIFTY YEAR OLDEUREKA MANSION a monument as the other. It not only isbuilt of wood rather than the more lastingmarble, but it also lacks the finesse and re-finement in its finished conception that isfound in the Parthenon. However good orbad, I think this small town mansion…
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