History of architecture, from the earliest times; its present condition in Europe and the United States; with a biography of eminent architects, and a glossary of architectural terms (1848)
Tuthill, Louisa C. (Louisa Caroline), 1798-1879 · Philadelphia, Lindsay and Blakiston · leaf 355
Philadelphia. It is seldom thata city-house can be embellished with grounds so ex-tensive, and thus command ample room and vergeenough for every convenience and elegance of life.The plainness of the front is relieved by a beautifulIonic portico, of white marble; the colour of the edificeis yellow,… … k *5SS CHAPTER XXIV. USE OF THE GRECIAN ORDERS AND GOTHICSTYLE IN PUBLIC BUILDINGS. The appropriate use of the Grecian orders, in thearchitecture of the United States, is a subject demand-ing nice investigation. This topic has been ably dis-cussed in an article in the Journal of Science for1830-31,…
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