An architectural monograph on some old houses on the southern coast of Maine . is there ex- ony. A comparison of Virginian Colonial detailswhich were derived at a better period directlyfrom England justifies this statement. It is known that many of the New Englandcarpenters were also ship carpenters and figure-head carvers, and there is no education relatingto the beauty of lines and curves better than thatobtained in designing ships. An appreciation ofline and form became second nature to thesemen, and when it was associated with so ad-mirable and amenable a material as white pine,it would be
An architectural monograph on some old houses on the southern coast of Maine . is there ex- ony. A comparison of Virginian Colonial detailswhich were derived at a better period directlyfrom England justifies this statement. It is known that many of the New Englandcarpenters were also ship carpenters and figure-head carvers, and there is no education relatingto the beauty of lines and curves better than thatobtained in designing ships. An appreciation ofline and form became second nature to thesemen, and when it was associated with so ad-mirable and amenable a material as white pine,it would be strange indeed if the results were THE SEWELL HOUSE, YORK, MAINE. Detail of Entrance. Dignified portal with adequate arch moulding. Notethat the pilasters as well as the columns have entases. 12 THE WHITE PINE MONOGRAPH SERIES Necessary economies also created the restraintso essential in fine classic architecture. An inter-esting example of this is shown by the illustra-tions of two houses in Wiscasset. One, the Wil-liam Nickels house, was built in 1807-08, andhas both upon piazza and the house itself a veryadmirable Corinthian order without modillionsbut with double rows of contrasting dentils,Greek in feeling. The piazza balustrade wasunfortunately added about 1890 with no regardfor or knowledge of the charm of the old Abiel Wood began his house in 1812 with distinction. Classic architecture originates as aone-storied style, it progresses as a two-storiedstyle, and later still more stories are added. Thedifficulty of adding these stories successfully in-creases geometrically with the increasing numberof stor
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