Architectural styles for country houses: the characteristics and merits of various types of architecture as set forth by enthusiastic advocates (1912)
Saylor, Henry H. (Henry Hodgman), b. 1880 · New York, McBride, Nast & Company · leaf 160
ess wliich makes it most suitable for mod-ern work. English half-timber is frankly an importation,often charming, it is true, but as unsuitable to the UnitedStates as are thatched roofs. Colonial was the last cry ofan age wfcen politeness was made a god, and is manneredand conscious. The Dutch was… … Wttllir Uurliy Urign,siibiirbiin home that r.-ls s.ilidly on tlie ground by reason of itsbroad stone biLsc. Ilaiu brick and pl.ustcr surfaces with stainedwooden strips secure tlie decorative effect
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