. The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work . Plate XX\III.—Nathan Reed House, erected 1790; Josiah DowHouse, erected I-t- a. c Doorways and Porches warm interiors in winter. The most frequent con-ception of it took the form of a pediment supportedby pilasters with a solid wood door having rails andmolded panels spaced according to the characteristicmanner of the time, and oval windows in the sidesto admit light. A charming example is to be seenon the Hosmer-Waters house, Number 80 Washing-ton Square, designed for Captain Joseph Hosmer byMclntire in 1795, and rendered
. The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work . Plate XX\III.—Nathan Reed House, erected 1790; Josiah DowHouse, erected I-t- a. c Doorways and Porches warm interiors in winter. The most frequent con-ception of it took the form of a pediment supportedby pilasters with a solid wood door having rails andmolded panels spaced according to the characteristicmanner of the time, and oval windows in the sidesto admit light. A charming example is to be seenon the Hosmer-Waters house, Number 80 Washing-ton Square, designed for Captain Joseph Hosmer byMclntire in 1795, and rendered more picturesquewith the passing years by a giant wistaria whichregularly clothes it with a wealth of bloom in spring-time. In this instance fluted pilasters accompanya simple Tuscan pediment, and the combinationhas stood the test of years, being one of the mostadmired doorways in Salem. The harmonious rela-tion yet slight difference between this and the frontdoor of the same house offer interesting material forcomparison. A similar enclosed porch on the Pierce-Johonnot-Nichols house illustrates the employmentof a Doric pediment with th
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