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 364
ustworthy convention in the exterior of thelarge contemporary city dwelling. So far as the largesthouses are concerned, both in city and country, there havebeen made occasional attempts to use the domestic style ofthe French Renaissance as the most acceptable model for a palatial dwelling. The two… … THE MODERN AMERICAN RESIDENCE conspicuous instances fartherup the avenue. Of late years,however, during which a very large number of expensivedwellings have been erected in New York City, the onlyimportant instance in which a similar model has beenadopted is in the case of Mr. Charles M. Schwabs…
Architecture, Domestic
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