. The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work . numberin the literature of his day and the legal records ofSalem. To say that he is our foremost Colonial architectof domestic buildings is a strong statement indeed,yet what other designer of this period did so muchwork as well ? To dispute that in this fieldMclntires eminence equals that of Bulfinch inpublic buildings presents a task which one maywell hesitate to attempt. That few encyclopaediasand library catalogs even list his name and onlyfugitive references are to be found in books of Colo-nial architecture belittles his wo
. The wood-carver of Salem; Samuel McIntire, his life and work . numberin the literature of his day and the legal records ofSalem. To say that he is our foremost Colonial architectof domestic buildings is a strong statement indeed,yet what other designer of this period did so muchwork as well ? To dispute that in this fieldMclntires eminence equals that of Bulfinch inpublic buildings presents a task which one maywell hesitate to attempt. That few encyclopaediasand library catalogs even list his name and onlyfugitive references are to be found in books of Colo-nial architecture belittles his work not at all. Un-like Bulfinch, who had a daughter to collect, preserve,and publish most of the papers her father evertouched pen to, Mclntire had no one to heraldhim upon his death, with the result that the factshave become buried in the old records of Salem,and no one has taken the time and trouble to digthem out except a few antiquaries. Yet, despitethe oblivion into which his life had passed, thebeautiful, refined architecture of Salem and vicinity, [18]. Plate X.—Basement and Street Floor Plans of an unknown house bv Mclntire.
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