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Page 47
... buildings used for various pur- poses . It has been said that King's Chapel , Bos- ton , built in 1749-54 , was the first building in America to be constructed of hewn stone , but this is not the case . Some of the early houses in New ...
... buildings used for various pur- poses . It has been said that King's Chapel , Bos- ton , built in 1749-54 , was the first building in America to be constructed of hewn stone , but this is not the case . Some of the early houses in New ...
Page 48
... building purposes was therefore well known and frequently used . Travelers who visited the leading towns in the period from 1750 to 1763 have left descriptions which help us to visualize the external features of these places ...
... building purposes was therefore well known and frequently used . Travelers who visited the leading towns in the period from 1750 to 1763 have left descriptions which help us to visualize the external features of these places ...
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... buildings and from sixteen to seventeen thousand people in 1760 , was very irregular in plan , with streets which were crooked and exceedingly narrow but generally pretty well paved , thus adding " much to the decency and cleanness of ...
... buildings and from sixteen to seventeen thousand people in 1760 , was very irregular in plan , with streets which were crooked and exceedingly narrow but generally pretty well paved , thus adding " much to the decency and cleanness of ...
Page 51
... buildings , with a courthouse which made " but a poor figure , considering its advantageous location . " Trenton , or Trent Town , was described in 1749 as " a fine town and near to Delaware River , with fine stone build- ings and a ...
... buildings , with a courthouse which made " but a poor figure , considering its advantageous location . " Trenton , or Trent Town , was described in 1749 as " a fine town and near to Delaware River , with fine stone build- ings and a ...
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... building of St. John's Col- lege . A majority of the residences were of brick , substantially built within brick walls enclosing gardens in true English fashion . Across the Potomac was Williamsburg , the capi- tal of Virginia and the ...
... building of St. John's Col- lege . A majority of the residences were of brick , substantially built within brick walls enclosing gardens in true English fashion . Across the Potomac was Williamsburg , the capi- tal of Virginia and the ...
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