. Young people's history of Virginia and Virginians . wo stories or more high, with deep cellars, spacious rooms, broad halls, greatchimneys and widefireplaces. Theywere often almostsquare, with insidechimneys, whichheated both thehalls and apart-ments ; in manycases wings of thesame material wereconnected withthe main buildingby covered-ways orarcades, containingkitchen and but-t e r y, stewards,housekeepers anddomestic servantsWHERE jEF- quarters. Therooms and halls ofthe great housewere wainscoted and paneled with costly woods from thefloor to the elaborately carved cornices of the same mat
. Young people's history of Virginia and Virginians . wo stories or more high, with deep cellars, spacious rooms, broad halls, greatchimneys and widefireplaces. Theywere often almostsquare, with insidechimneys, whichheated both thehalls and apart-ments ; in manycases wings of thesame material wereconnected withthe main buildingby covered-ways orarcades, containingkitchen and but-t e r y, stewards,housekeepers anddomestic servantsWHERE jEF- quarters. Therooms and halls ofthe great housewere wainscoted and paneled with costly woods from thefloor to the elaborately carved cornices of the same materialsurrounding the ceiling. The stairways were broad andprotected by heavy turned balusters capped by broad ma-hogany hand-rails. The walls were adorned with large andcostly mirrors and sometimes with tapestry. In some cases,the interior of framed buildings was finished in the sameway, though generally in the native woods. The lawns infront were ornamented with trees and shrubs. Broad ave-nues, bordered by gigantic oaks, led to the dwelling, which. THE PINES, NEW KENT COU FERSON WAS MARRIED ILLUSTRATING WELL-TO-DO planters HOME OF Virginia and Virginians 113 was rarely situated close to the public highway, but at varyingdistances ranging from three or four hundred yards to a mileor more. In tidewater Virginia, however, the favorite sitewas near some navigable stream. Some of these colonialresidences stand to-day in evidence of the luxury, style, anddignity of the colonial gentry. The overseers and servantsquarters usually formed a distinct settlement some distancefrom the great hoiise.
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