. Historic homes of New England . flashes of romance. To these dayswe turn as a most interesting period of our coun-trys architectural history. In fancy we see the Newburyport of that day,situated on the banks of the Merrlmac River, abreezy old town propped up on a granite base. Itsprincipal street, three miles in length, overlookedthe quays, where in the olden days vessels arrivedfrom Russia or Antwerp or perhaps from the WestIndies, laden with rich furs, strange wooden shoes,guava jellies, wonderful old shawls, and manyother exports that were piled high on the nowsilent wharves. On this the
. Historic homes of New England . flashes of romance. To these dayswe turn as a most interesting period of our coun-trys architectural history. In fancy we see the Newburyport of that day,situated on the banks of the Merrlmac River, abreezy old town propped up on a granite base. Itsprincipal street, three miles in length, overlookedthe quays, where in the olden days vessels arrivedfrom Russia or Antwerp or perhaps from the WestIndies, laden with rich furs, strange wooden shoes,guava jellies, wonderful old shawls, and manyother exports that were piled high on the nowsilent wharves. On this the principal street stands the Daltonhouse, two and a half stories in height, with gam-brel roof and a wide, inviting porch — a mansionthat suggests the days when money was piled highin the coffers and when the prosperous men flauntedtheir wealth, spending it freely, not only in fre-quent entertainments but in equipages that werethe envy of the less fortunate townsmen. Therewere no more beautiful or expensive carriages than [190]. o a. >, 3 3O a: ao a u h X h-1 (:f^zm;:^:-^;:?>%-f^z^~^y^^1f~^ f .
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