The country house; a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings (1905)
Hooper, Charles Edward, 1867- · New York : Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 111
quently introduce ornament of a Gothiccharacter. Those leaning toward a heavy treatment are generally, unless purelyClassic, clumsy and in bad taste. The principal legacy of the Dutch settlers wasthe Dutch door. It was brought with them from the fatherland, and seldom,if at all, penetrated either… … - . Doors and Doorways pendent of the other if desired. Thus the lower half could remain closed,while the upper was opened for light and air. Provision was made for boltingthe two halves together so that the whole thing became an ordinary door. Withthis very handy form the children were kept in,…
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