Vaux, Calvert, 1824-1895 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 140
d have been thought desirableif the site had been larger and more open. Thispoint of relative proportion is worth much consider-ation in suburban houses, for it may easily happenthat a particular design shall have a decidedly dwarf-ish appearance if built in one situation, a high, stiltedeffect in… … convincingly in any large city by an examination ofthe architecture of its shops and warehouses. It fre-quently happens that a block of stores, which for years 136 VILLAS AND COTTAGES. has presented a tall, massive, dignified appearance, sud-denly shrinks into stunted, second-rate…
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