The English house, how to judge its periods and styles (1909)
Sparrow, Walter Shaw, 1862- · New York, J. Lane Co. · leaf 354
uses are public buildings.Even those which are hidden behind walls, orbehind trees and railings, prove this by theirwish to screen themselves from the peoplescuriosity. But, apart from this, the styleschosen for great national buildings set thefashion for house architecture. Take as anexample the… … RENAISSANCE AND OURSELVES 233 beautiful national sentiment represented by theold timber dwellings just burnt down. Hewould hav& said to himself: London grew outof her own past, and showed this in her housesand churches. It is my duty to put this factbefore the City authorities, and to do what I…
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