Stately homes in America : from colonial times to the present day (1903)
Desmond, Harry W. (Harry William), 1863-1913, Croly, Herbert David, 1869-1930 · New York : D. Appleton and Company · leaf 120
ind has sometimes been called byharder names. American art and letters are stated to haveremained timidly imitative, and at bottom nothing morethan colonial until very recent years, and to have failedwholly in the prime duty of adapting themselves to the sort ofAmerican life. But, as we shall see… … THE TRANSITIONAL DWELLING during the barren vulgarity of the middle years as duringthe comparative refinement of more modern times, must belooked at somewhat closely lest its significance escape us. American domestic architecture after 1825 or thereaboutsceased to be colonial; but it was far from…
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