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Page 46
... wooden houses , wooden churches , and wooden public buildings ; it was the eighteenth century which saw the erection of brick buildings in America . Up to the time of the Revolution bricks were brought from England and Holland , and are ...
... wooden houses , wooden churches , and wooden public buildings ; it was the eighteenth century which saw the erection of brick buildings in America . Up to the time of the Revolution bricks were brought from England and Holland , and are ...
Page 48
... wood or brick . Stone for 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 ...
... wood or brick . Stone for 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 ...
Page 49
... wood , seemed in 1750 to be " new and neat . " New Haven , which covered a great deal of ground , was laid out in nine squares around a green or market place , and contained many houses in wood , a few in brick or stone , a brick ...
... wood , seemed in 1750 to be " new and neat . " New Haven , which covered a great deal of ground , was laid out in nine squares around a green or market place , and contained many houses in wood , a few in brick or stone , a brick ...
Page 50
... wood , and unattractive in appearance . Southward across the river from New York were Elizabeth , New Brunswick , and Perth Amboy , the last with a few houses for the " quality folk , " but " a mean village , " albeit one of the ...
... wood , and unattractive in appearance . Southward across the river from New York were Elizabeth , New Brunswick , and Perth Amboy , the last with a few houses for the " quality folk , " but " a mean village , " albeit one of the ...
Page 52
... wood , and resembling , it seemed to Lord Adam Gordon , a good country town in England . Norfolk , which was built chiefly of brick , was a mercantile center , with warehouses , ropewalks , wharves , and ship- yards , while ...
... wood , and resembling , it seemed to Lord Adam Gordon , a good country town in England . Norfolk , which was built chiefly of brick , was a mercantile center , with warehouses , ropewalks , wharves , and ship- yards , while ...
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