Philadelphia’s architecture, by William F. Gray ... written for the City history society of Philadelphia and read at the meeting of Wednesday, February 9th, 1910 (1915)
Gray, William F · Philadelphia, The Society · leaf 13
d of the hard granite, expensive towork, for larger construction. 328 In the South, particularly in Virginia, brick is found the natural ma-terial, with greater amount of wood trim externally. The southernhouses exhibit the influence of the milder climate on their design, in theextensive porches or… … JOHN7 BAETRAMS RESIDENCEDesigned and built by himself. The region of Philadelphia presents a sort of middle ground, archi-tecturally as well as geographically. The use of the abundant soft woods in which delicate mouldings andornaments were easily worked is another interesting feature. Lacking…
Architecture
Internet Archive · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
