An architectural monograph on the Greek revival in Owego & nearby New York towns, (1921)
Trowbridge, Alexander Buell, 1868-1950, Whitehead, Russell F. (Russell Fenimore), 1884-1954 · [St. Paul, White Pine Bureau] · leaf 7
agroup of clumsy mouldings. The use of theGreek ornament in a form suggesting a low pedi-ment is not bad per se, but it appears beatendown and looks as though a restudy in its rela-tion to the portico entablature would greatlyimprove its ornamental value, particularly if theentire entablature were… … THE GREEK REVIVAL IN OWEGO AND NEAR-BY NEW YORK TOWNS 7 pleasing. Here is where strict subservience toGreek methods was unwise and the Roman cus-tom would have been preferable. The Mackay house in Wiliseyville is a verygood example of the Greek Revival at its best,i.e., there are evidences of book…
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