. International studio. ess and hadonly commenced to makehistory. There was a sub-tle charm in those oneplank doorways, a quaintseverity in their weatherstained exterior, for didthey not vividly depict thecrude and vigorous char-acter of the early architec-ture in our country? Then, after a quarterof a century of frontiercrudity, builders came over from England, bring-ing with them materialfor door ornamentation such as hinges, latches, and nail heads. They were filled with the tradition of Motherland, bringing into existence the cottage door, in reality a replica of Eng-lish motives. Medieval
. International studio. ess and hadonly commenced to makehistory. There was a sub-tle charm in those oneplank doorways, a quaintseverity in their weatherstained exterior, for didthey not vividly depict thecrude and vigorous char-acter of the early architec-ture in our country? Then, after a quarterof a century of frontiercrudity, builders came over from England, bring-ing with them materialfor door ornamentation such as hinges, latches, and nail heads. They were filled with the tradition of Motherland, bringing into existence the cottage door, in reality a replica of Eng-lish motives. Medieval doors were also designed, the first ornamental doors in our country, and fa-miliarly known as batten doors. Two of these are known in Massachusetts, one on the Rebecca Nurse house at Danvers, Massa-chusetts, and the other on the Parson Capen house at Topsfield, Massachusetts. The nail heads on both formed patterns of squares and diamonds. Both these houses are connected with legendary lore, for in the one, during witch. craft days, dwelt a gentle old lady, THE REBFXCA NURSE DOORWAY, ONE OF THE FIRST ORNAMENTAL DOORWAYS IN AMERICA pick up a cupful of peasone b\ one that lav scat-tered over the floor, andtoday there is shown ahole in the old historichouse through which theDevil is supposed to havedisappeared. The Dutch Colonialdoor made its appearanceabout the same period;many of them are still inexistence in developed from anunassuming entrance intoa charming architecturalfeature in which Georgianmotives of distinct archi-tectural individuality wereshown. Then slender col-umns were added togetherwith fan lights, side lights,and leaded tracery, yield-ing a fascinating freedomof detail, all the more whenpainted green and orna-mented with brass lockand knocker. The use of entablaturesand pilasters led to theextension of the doorway,often forming a hood orporch. A notable exampleof this is still shown in tinStark Mansion, at Dun-barton, New Ham;built by the redoi.
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