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Excerpt from History of the Webb House
The Great River was a fountain Of wealth to all settlers near its banks; fish were salted and packed away; furs bought from the Indians for almost nothing were exported for many of the elegancies of life in return, and lumber and minerals also; and game was plentiful. This house, with its lofty gambrel roof, its many rooms with high ceilings, its substantial frame and the beautiful interior finish and handsome stairway, was perhaps the best Of several similar houses of this period. The Belden, Lockwood, Lockwood Belden, Marsh, Latimer, Crane, Griswold, and Newson, houses adorned the wide avenue, while the new church edifice was the pride of the town, the lines Of the spire springing from the ground and not from the roof, according to Sir Christo pher Wren''s plan. Good taste in architecture, without and within, characterized this period.
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The Great River was a fountain Of wealth to all settlers near its banks; fish were salted and packed away; furs bought from the Indians for almost nothing were exported for many of the elegancies of life in return, and lumber and minerals also; and game was plentiful. This house, with its lofty gambrel roof, its many rooms with high ceilings, its substantial frame and the beautiful interior finish and handsome stairway, was perhaps the best Of several similar houses of this period. The Belden, Lockwood, Lockwood Belden, Marsh, Latimer, Crane, Griswold, and Newson, houses adorned the wide avenue, while the new church edifice was the pride of the town, the lines Of the spire springing from the ground and not from the roof, according to Sir Christo pher Wren''s plan. Good taste in architecture, without and within, characterized this period.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Mrs. William H. H. Smith
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ISBN - 9780656073412
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.4 cm
Page Count - 18
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ISBN - 9781333617967
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