The English house, how to judge its periods and styles (1909)
Sparrow, Walter Shaw, 1862- · New York, J. Lane Co. · leaf 322
and the Classic housesaround it have style. They are said to be asold as Adam, and this surprised us much, tillwe were told that our thoughts in this mattershould be given to the brothers Adam, archi-tects of a much later time than ours. Theyhad much talent, though their ornament isweak, and used… … ELIZABETHAN AND JACOBEAN 209 Yet we must not speak amiss. The windowsin Bedford Square have a tallness that givespleasure ; and round-headed doorways with fan-lights, and the whole arched openings dressedwith blocks of cut stone, prevent the flat brickelevations from being dull. And the…
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