An architectural monograph on some old houses on the southern coast of Maine (1918)
Walker, Charles Howard, 1857-1936, Whitehead, Russell F. (Russell Fenimore), 1884-1954 · [Saint Paul, White Pine Bureau] · leaf 11
erial, their charm being that of simpli-citv without crudeness, based upon proportionsobtained from the books of English masters. The work in New England, somewhat moreindigenous than elsewhere in the States, wasmore refined in its detail than elsewhere. Thereis more attention paid to entasis of… … THE SMITH HOUSE, WISCASSET, MAINE. Extremely well proportioned, having almost monumentalquality. There is a good portal behind the storm porch. The style was going back to its original ancestryand in doing so became delicate and refined. Forthere is nothing so manifestly absurd as an ex-cessive use…
Architecture, Domestic · Architecture, Colonial
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