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 144
a few ofthe modern exam-ples, are excellentin design. The prin-cipal trouble with allthis ironwork, boththe fire back and thegrate, was the ten-dency to overcrowdit with cheap orna-mentation. Restfulsimplicity wearsbetter and becomesless tiresome on longacquaintance. I nthe modern countryhome all… … A delightful example of delicate detail in the Ladd House, Portsmouth, N. H. I2O The Country House The wooden mantel with the wooden architraves calls for a fireproof facingbetween it and the fireplace opening. Brick and marble Were used for this, aswell as the charming Dutch tiles nowr so sought…
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