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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 169

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ir runner isout of the question. Of whatever material the stairs are made, it should be con-tinued throughout the flight; marble stairs with wooden landings are verypoor in design and taste. The staircase, if disconnected from the hall for private passage, shouldhave ample floor space at the foot… … Old stairway at Carters Grove, Va. The broad hospitality of the Colonial South is here suggested Halls and Stairways 145 In the furnishing and embellishing of the vestibule, hall and staircase, thesame rules should be followed as those which govern their construction. Thevestibule requires no…

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