. The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries. Fig. 167.—Van Rensselaer Manor House, remodelled by Upjohn. air, and was tied together with beams of unusualthickness (16 X 16 inches). Stone loopholes originallycommanded the approaches, and all the rooms con-nected with one another, often by means of closets,to increase the difficulty of capture; but otherwisethe characteristics enumerated above prevailed. In general terms, colonial interiors contained29 434 AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE. spacious halls with wainscots often panelled andreaching to the ceiling; doorways in every
. The story of architecture: an outline of the styles in all countries. Fig. 167.—Van Rensselaer Manor House, remodelled by Upjohn. air, and was tied together with beams of unusualthickness (16 X 16 inches). Stone loopholes originallycommanded the approaches, and all the rooms con-nected with one another, often by means of closets,to increase the difficulty of capture; but otherwisethe characteristics enumerated above prevailed. In general terms, colonial interiors contained29 434 AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE. spacious halls with wainscots often panelled andreaching to the ceiling; doorways in every varietyof the Renaissance, with plain, broken, or carvedpediments; mantels, resting on slender columns orpilasters of great refinement and elegance; andscenic paper or tapestries on the walls ; while fes-toons of forget-me-nots or other delicate flowery. Fig. 168.—Rococo Doorway in Van Rensselaer Manor House. forms caught up with ribbons at the ends werefrequently carved in low relief. Balusters were usually of three kinds, one of eachto every step, and moulded into twisted spindles;while other favourite features were richly polishedmahogany doors framed in painted pine, tiled fire-places, egg-and-dart and water-lily mouldings andplaster panels modelled with wreaths, garlands, andmusical instruments. VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. 435 All these appear in the manor house known asPatroons or Van Rensselaer Manor, remodelled byUpjohn in i840-43 (Fig. 167), and there also may beseen the effect of the Rococo as it appeared in thehouses of those who could afford its unfortunateelaboration (Fig. 168). The major part of the building was more pleas-ing, and Longfellow has immortalized it in the fol-lowing lines : It was a pleasant mansion, an abodeNear and yet hidden by the great highroad,Sequestered among trees, a noble pile,Baronial and colonial i
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