. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, past and present . ter on we find an improvement in thestyle of building, with a greater variety in outward formand a sensible reduction in the size of chimneys, but with thesame unnecessarv strength of beams and rafters. A houseof this class is now standing on the corner of Charles andLinden streets. It was originally a parsonage, occupied bythe Rev. John Payson, and stood on the site of the presentresidence of Samuel Burnap on South street. Mr. Burnappurchased this house and a large tract of land of Mr. , in 1838, and removed the old house to where it is
. Fitchburg, Massachusetts, past and present . ter on we find an improvement in thestyle of building, with a greater variety in outward formand a sensible reduction in the size of chimneys, but with thesame unnecessarv strength of beams and rafters. A houseof this class is now standing on the corner of Charles andLinden streets. It was originally a parsonage, occupied bythe Rev. John Payson, and stood on the site of the presentresidence of Samuel Burnap on South street. Mr. Burnappurchased this house and a large tract of land of Mr. , in 1838, and removed the old house to where it isnow located, to make room for his present residence. Then 308 FITCIIBURG, PAST AND PRESENT. came the more modern houses built according to the taste orfancy of the owner, and with better interior finish and fur-nishing- ; among these were the square cottage, plain buthomelike, the octagon, and the story and a half cottage, withprojecting chamber, supported by turned posts, thus forminga front piazza. The transition from the latter to the more. RESIDENCE OF HENRY A. GOODRICH, HIGHLAND AVENUE. pretentious structure, the classic mansion, with its heavycolumns was most natural. The Mansard roof was popularfor a time, as well as the Gothic and Italian style of archi-tecture. Many of these residences, probably more than fivehundred in number, were built under the direction of WilliamH. Goodwin, our present inspector of buildings. For thepicturesque and attractive architecture of later years, the cityis largely indebted to Henry M. Francis. Many of our CHURCHES AND HOMES. 309 modern public buildings were built from his plans, as well asa large number and variety of private residences. Thisvariety adds greatly to the general appearance of the cityand while many costly and elegant dwellings have been con-structed, in many instances the reasonable cost of land and
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