The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries (1896)
Mathews, Charles Thompson, 1863- · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 456
lf a residenceunder the guns of Fort Orange. CRAILO MANOR HOUSE. 433 Much controversy has arisen concerning- the dateof Crailo (1642) on account of a description inAlbany, written by a French missionary in 1656,which states that there were no buildings of masonryin the vicinity at the time. But… … Fig. 167.—Van Rensselaer Manor House, remodelled by Upjohn. air, and was tied together with beams of unusualthickness (16 X 16 inches). Stone loopholes originallycommanded the approaches, and all the rooms con-nected with one another, often by means of closets,to increase the difficulty of capture;…
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