Kidder, Frank E. (Frank Eugene), 1859-1905 · New York, Comstock · leaf 482
h the columns are pro-tected by plaster on metal lath, in one or more layers, with air-spacesbetween. Two coverings are much better than one, which lattercannot be considered a fire-proof construction. Neither is as goodas concrete. Aside from the question of protection from the heat ofa severe…
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