The Dutch Colonial House Its Origin Design Modern Plan And Construction Illu
The Dutch Colonial House Its Origin Design Modern Plan And Construction Illu
Aymar Embury
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The style never was, and never can be, perfectly ad- justed to houses of great size or formal character; it was essentially informal and picturesque. The genius of the Dutch race did not lend itself to formality in building any more than it did to the pomp of public life; we do not find in Holland itself any buildings, either private or public, of such a character; the Dutch simply do not know how to be stately. But if a country house is wanted which shall be homelike, quaint and lovely, the st...jde is admirably adjusted to its use, especially since in a small house the lower the roof comes, the more intimately the building will fit its landscape, and houses of the Dutch type are essentially low in appearance. Up to a certain size the style certainly has possibilities beyond the ordinan^ and even for a house as big as the Board house it can hardly be surpassed. Before concluding this chapter on the genesis of the style, I Want to say a little about this, which is perhaps the finest of all the Dutch places still existing.
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