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The Architectural review and American builders' journal (1869)

Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884, Lukens, Charles J · [Philadelphia : Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger] · leaf 372

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enerally square-headedones; with a hood moulding, conform-ing with the head, and terminating inelbows. This peculiarity will be ob-servable in the example before ourreaders. Another difference is in the doors, theDomestic never using the common high-pointed doors with pyramidal labels. Next to the… … gable. The apex of the gable is alsofrequently crowned by the introductionof a slight octagonal shaft, with pinna-cle, enriched with ornamental mould-ings. The high roof is one more pecu-liarity, which we may name; and,although this scarcely admitted muchornament, it was not, however, neg-lected.…

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