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George William Sheldon

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Description:Excerpt from Artistic Country-Seats: Cottage Villa, Club-HouseThe excellence of the shingling as a piece of mechanism will not escape attention. All the shingle-courses had to be brought up with such correctness that, after following around the house, they should meet again exactly, without fault or blemish. The workman, indeed, used a spirit-level after finishing every four or five courses, to see if he was coming out right, knowing that he could not hide his defects with a molding, because no molding was to be used. All the lines of the shingles go all the way around and meet, and the point of meeting is single.It is only just to say that the portal effect marks a distinct step toward an American style of architecture. For, although in the height of its roof this house is rather French, and in certain of its windows decidedly English, still it belongs to no special style, and can not logically be classified under any. The plain fact is that Mr. Price, using the good points of the English and French styles, has constructed a style of his own, and this style is a stepping stone toward the establishment of a truly national style.The interior decorations of Mr. Van Buren's house are principally in open timbered ceilings, and in the Open staircase. There is no notable mantel, nor does a detailed description of any room seem to be necessary. The cost was only about ten thousand dollars, and the result is probably as striking and as comfortable as can be found elsewhere for the money, the plumbing alone repre senting nine hundred dollars. There is a kitchen - basement, and it may be added that Mr. Price, on the whole, believes in the kitchen - basement, because it encourages the servants to keep to themselves, and as for the odors of the cooking that sometimes arise - well, you generally get them, anyhow, when the wind is in the right direction.The architect prepared for the builder, first, all the plans; second, all the details, in full - size drawings; third, drawings representing the framing of the house, every stud and timber being shown in its frame position; fourth, bills Of quantities of the materials used in the construction; and all these separate drawings and memoranda were made in triplicate - one set for the architect.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Artistic Country-Seats: Cottage Villa, Club-House. To get started finding Artistic Country-Seats: Cottage Villa, Club-House, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Artistic Country-Seats: Cottage Villa, Club-HouseThe excellence of the shingling as a piece of mechanism will not escape attention. All the shingle-courses had to be brought up with such correctness that, after following around the house, they should meet again exactly, without fault or blemish. The workman, indeed, used a spirit-level after finishing every four or five courses, to see if he was coming out right, knowing that he could not hide his defects with a molding, because no molding was to be used. All the lines of the shingles go all the way around and meet, and the point of meeting is single.It is only just to say that the portal effect marks a distinct step toward an American style of architecture. For, although in the height of its roof this house is rather French, and in certain of its windows decidedly English, still it belongs to no special style, and can not logically be classified under any. The plain fact is that Mr. Price, using the good points of the English and French styles, has constructed a style of his own, and this style is a stepping stone toward the establishment of a truly national style.The interior decorations of Mr. Van Buren's house are principally in open timbered ceilings, and in the Open staircase. There is no notable mantel, nor does a detailed description of any room seem to be necessary. The cost was only about ten thousand dollars, and the result is probably as striking and as comfortable as can be found elsewhere for the money, the plumbing alone repre senting nine hundred dollars. There is a kitchen - basement, and it may be added that Mr. Price, on the whole, believes in the kitchen - basement, because it encourages the servants to keep to themselves, and as for the odors of the cooking that sometimes arise - well, you generally get them, anyhow, when the wind is in the right direction.The architect prepared for the builder, first, all the plans; second, all the details, in full - size drawings; third, drawings representing the framing of the house, every stud and timber being shown in its frame position; fourth, bills Of quantities of the materials used in the construction; and all these separate drawings and memoranda were made in triplicate - one set for the architect.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Artistic Country-Seats: Cottage Villa, Club-House. To get started finding Artistic Country-Seats: Cottage Villa, Club-House, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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