. The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries. cate, beautify, and introduce anacademic feeling much needed in the present state ofour building art, in which the reaction from the East-lake ethical doctrines has often resulted in a scepti-cism and libertinage euphemistically termed eclecti-cism ; while the original Veronese facade of the Cen-tury Club (Fig. 173) and the purity of the NaugatuckLibrary (Fig. 174) show the capabilities of their cre-ators both for invention and purity respectively whenthese are deemed necessary. The self-restraint shown in the Naugatuck Li
. The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries. cate, beautify, and introduce anacademic feeling much needed in the present state ofour building art, in which the reaction from the East-lake ethical doctrines has often resulted in a scepti-cism and libertinage euphemistically termed eclecti-cism ; while the original Veronese facade of the Cen-tury Club (Fig. 173) and the purity of the NaugatuckLibrary (Fig. 174) show the capabilities of their cre-ators both for invention and purity respectively whenthese are deemed necessary. The self-restraint shown in the Naugatuck Libraryis especially commendable, as the most serious faultof this firm has been a tendency toward overelabora-tion or overrustication, as in the Hotel Imperial andWarren Building in New York. Terra-cotta moulds and a vivid imagination aredangerous tools for an architect to play with, and thecheapness of moulded materials multiplies tempta- CENTURY CLUB, NEW YORK. 453 tk>n. But gingerbread work can never take theplace of carving, and it is pleasant to note that this.
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