An architectural monographs on Newport, Rhode Island, an early American seaport, . pres-sion of an innate re-finement, broadenedby contact with theOld World. In theMassachusetts townsthe detail is more re-fined and seeminglymore intimately re-lated to that of themother countrv thanit is in Newport. Classic tradition wasmore accurately fol-lowed in Massachu-setts, but the crafts-men and designers,though their knowl-edge of their ele-ments was moremanifest, showed nosuperiority in theactual execution thandid those of New-port. There is a cer-tain quality aboutsome of the Newportwork that is hard
An architectural monographs on Newport, Rhode Island, an early American seaport, . pres-sion of an innate re-finement, broadenedby contact with theOld World. In theMassachusetts townsthe detail is more re-fined and seeminglymore intimately re-lated to that of themother countrv thanit is in Newport. Classic tradition wasmore accurately fol-lowed in Massachu-setts, but the crafts-men and designers,though their knowl-edge of their ele-ments was moremanifest, showed nosuperiority in theactual execution thandid those of New-port. There is a cer-tain quality aboutsome of the Newportwork that is hard toclassify, yet whichadds an interest thatthe more conven-tional work lacks. Perhaps the mostconventional housein Newport, and oneof the best preserved,is the Vernon house,at the corner of Clarkand Mar\ Streets. It is in excellent conditionand remains as it was in pre-Revolutionary was built in 1758 by one Metcalf Bowler, andin 1773 it came into the possession of William\ernon, a wealthy merchant and ship-owner,and remained in the family until 1872. This IIODE THE JOHN BANNISTER HOUSE, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND. THE WHITE PINE MONOGRAPH SERIES house was occupied by the Comte de Rocham- beau during his stay here as commandant of theallied forces in 1780. During this period manybrilliant fetes and balls were given by theComte in honor of distinguished visitors andtownspeople. Here the victorious General throughout, and questionable as this treatmentmay be for wood, from the standpoint oftheoretical design it seems well excused in thisinstance, for the house is a very perfect exampleof its kind, and the rustication is carefullystudied in its relation to the openings and to the
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