Modern dwellings in town and country adapted to American wants and climate with a treatise on furniture and decoration (1878)
Holly, Henry Hudson, 1834-1892 · New York, Harper & brothers, publishers · leaf 80
r.The main hall is roomy, and may be also used as a sitting-room, being butslightly reduced in size by the stairs. These occupy an alcove of theirown, and protrude into the hall only so far as to show agreeably, withouttaking up too much space. We should strongly object to having thestaircase… … First-floor Plan of Desijrn No. 10. 76 MODERN DWELLINGS. hearth-stone in our family sitting-room by the modern hot-air furnace isan abomination grievous to be borne by those who remember fondly that ancient symbol of domestic unionand genial hospitality. Indeed, ifour means would allow, I should…
Architecture, Domestic · Furniture
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