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The colonial architecture of Philadelphia (1920)

Cousins, Frank, b. 1851, Riley, Phil M. (Phil Madison), b. 1882 · Boston, Little, Brown, and Company · leaf 48

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, brick andstone were thought necessary for the better homes,despite the fact that for some years, until sourcesof clay and limestone were found, bricks and limefor making mortar had to be brought at great ex-pense from overseas. So we find that in 1683,the year following the founding of the City…

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