An architectural monograph on the early dwellings of Nantucket (1917)
Schweinfurth, Julius A. (Julius Adolph), 1858-1931, Whitehead, Russell F. (Russell Fenimore), 1884-1954 · [St. Paul, White pine bureau] · leaf 5
lded many ships: a certain tightness, of ship-shape-ness: newel posts, rails, etc., suggest thecrude but strong and rugged work of the shipscarpenter. They look as if they had weatheredmany a salty storm and stress, and yet inexpen-sive—there is no ostentatious display. As Qua-kerism declined, and… … TWO HOUSES IN MAIN STREET, NANTUCKET. The one nearer, the Kent House, is, all things considered, one of the best of the small houses in Nantucket, withtypical doorway; it has the clean-cut. chaste effect of Greek work, and is totalis devoid of all effort. The body ofthe house is a beautiful warm…
Architecture · Architecture, Colonial
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