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The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast (1905)

San Francisco, Calif. : Architect and Engineer Co · leaf 94

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he stucco house is ap])arently of masonry con-struction, then the roofing material might be either slate or tile. On theother hand, if the conditions are such that the walls appear to be constructedof timber, then the roof-covering shoidd be of the same material. There is a neutral point at which a… … A l<(}(»l- OI-- ( AI.II-dK.MA MISSKl.N IlLE 8h THE ARCHITF.CT AXD EXGIXEER tion is of masonry or of wood—it might be either. So, in this case, it re-mains for the roof to furnish tlie key to the baffling- identity of the walls. Ifthe house were roofed with shingles, it would reflect a wooden…

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