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 124
social conditions. No work that required pre-meditation, careful training, and a relish for formal beautycould thrive during these transitional years. But even in the midst of their most persistent, indiscrim-inate, and insincere imitations they were trying to do right.Only, as is so often the case… … THE TRANSITIONAL DWELLING tion. It was essentially liberal, eclectic, and open-minded.It welcomed the immigration of European architecturalfashions, just as it welcomed the immigration of Europeanlabor—with full confidence in the assimilative and educa-tional powers of the country. This policy does…
Architecture, Domestic
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