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The New York herald., 1922-09-03
Historical significance.

In truth, we DO not know much about
them. They may have been primitive
cabins or mediocre copies OF houses in
Holland. But of all types OF architecture
developed by the early colonists none
stands apart so individual. so unrelated
TO the rest as the domestic architecture
OF the Knickerbockers. They were sim
pie one storied houses with particularly
beautiful gambrel roofs. and bore little
relation to Georgian work. The few
standing examples of those houses are
scattered around the outskirts of New
ark. Hackensack, Elizabeth, Flatbush
and Flushing and on Staten Island.
Possibly we associate our Southern
Colonial style moro with the country's
early history than We do any other.
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
DETAIL Of DOORWAY Of DANIEL ENGLAND
RESIDENCE PlTTSFiElO

oldest. and the houses within It's borders
have been more thorough. Investigated
and recorded. Although the plans of
the houses OF the early nineteenth
century. were simple to a degree, and
almost to monotony. 1t was because
the designers of the period were some
what subservient to rule and method
The father OF the Georgian work In
England. the ancestor of American
Colonial design, was Inigo Jones. who
died In 1852. He was followed by the
great Sir Christopher Wren. After
Wren came Gibbs. Camel, Taylor and
Adam. in England. and In this country.
McIntire, Bulfinch, McComb and
others. McComb's piece de resistance
Is the City Hall OF this city and Bull
finch's great job Is the State House
In Boston.
All types OF colonial architecture are
not fitted to all climes. for example
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

the South demands the spaciousness OF
the big Colonial stuff--little windows
would not do in that part Of the
country.
New England has so many examples
OF Colonial observation-disclosures In
style-that II Is difficult to select one
house of great distinction. Longfellow's
home In Cambridge Is perhaps among
the best known and belongs to a type
so cften repeated as almost to have
lost It's individuality. In earlier New
England dwellings, built all OF wood and
with picturesque roof lines are the
greatest charm. But such buildings are
rapidly disappearing. The more formal
and important ancient residences In
brick and In wood are In Portsmo outh
Salem, Concord. Medford. Newport and
Litchfeld. Those houses were con-
structed in the eighteenth century. al
though tho Henry Ladd house. one OF
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
NE THE three distinct types of ar
chitecture--Italian, English and

NJ THE three distinct types Of ar
chitecture-Italian. English and
~ neutrality-suspicious. in the
designs OF American homes OF the bet
ter class, without doubt the Colonial has
the strongest hold on our people. Per-
haps the reason Is that It reflects the
spirit Of the early times in the American
colonies, fascinating period In itself.
Possibly the dignity, the beauty and the
simplicity of mansions expressive of the
life Of our forebears appeal to us be-
cause their ways were SO opposite to
those of to-day Furthermore the quiet
elegance of a Colonial design, be 1t an
exterior or an interior, In which all is In
graceful harmony, is a restful relief from
the whirl Of our complex modern exist
ence. 1t may be that In such abiding
places We let our imaginations throw us
back to the days of our grandfathers
and we seem to be amid a scene In which
handsome men in satin coats step from
coaches and fours, pass through wide
and beautiful doorways into great halls
hung with portraits of great-grand-
fathers and great-grandfathers to dance
with queenly looking women in bro
.caded dresses. over whom. perhaps. they
will fight duels.
Few of us can stand In Colonial
mansion surrounded by furniture OF its
period and forget that he is perhaps In
the home of men and women who helped
TO make this country. On such occasions
thrills of pride In their elegant dignified
end simple tastes, which they held to In
spite of soul trying times, will not down.
And there are those who have inherited
much priced relics of their day and what
would be more in bad taste than not to
have those heirIoons set In their natural
habitat?
Indigenous to America.
All this Is to show that Colonial archi-
lecture has not needed tho inapetus Of the
passion for collecting early Amerirena
which has spread through this land since
the war made US 100 per cent Ameri-
cans. but 1t has brought great relief to
the architects, especially those who plan
houses in the Colonial manner. But alas,
cries voice in the architectural wilder
ness, more structural crirnes have been
committed In the name of Colonial than
ever have been committed In the name of
Liberty!
The so.callcd Colonial architecture of
this country, as everybody knows, is that
produced by the building activity in our
colonies during the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. The art of that
period. including also the first two dec
edes OF the nineteenth century, gener-
ally is called Colonial" Some author
tiles object TO that term in the belief
that the architecture of that long period
shows too much variation OF style TO
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
I Am the Architect.

Under the title II Am the Architect"
Chicago contracting firm is distribut-
Ing In pamphlet form the following
interesting expression by Howard Law !:
MY mind has conceived the housing
OF man and beast--of the wheels or
lndustry--of the machines OF production.
My visions transferred to lasting form
guide the men of the earth In selecting
shelter for life. love and work, the three
greatest blessings. The arts and the
sciences arc my masters and my tools.
I appeal TO them and 1 use them 10
produce greater comfort and greater
happiness for mankind. From the tur-
rets OF the East to the pillars of the
West. draw material ideas to form the
basis OF my conception, striving always
10 be rewarded by the execution OF the
fttest. hope. pray and labor to do
better and greater things In the daily
discharge OF my duty. that the stric-
tures--children OF my ingenuity-may
live and bespcak my sincerity. My
creed Is growth and devclopment--evo
luton OF the ultimate In satisfaction.
I build up-I am the architect"
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

rortsmouth's best examples. was built
as late as 1915. Three story houses
were usual. as is evidenced by the Gard
ner-Pingree and the Mansheld-Bolles
houses In Salem.
Dutch Colonial is a misleading term
for the type OF houses built by the
Dutch settlers around Manhattan Isl.
and. Manhattan ceased to be q
Dutch colony in 1864. long before any
great architectural development began
In this land, and the earliest Dutch
houses of the Dutch colonies have dis
appeared.
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
RICHMOND HILL HOUSING.
Bufidcrs Complete six Detached
SIX Room Homes.

The Joseph Addesso Company com
pleted recently six six-room frame de-
tached houses at Ninety-fifth avenue
near Van wyck Boulevard in Rich
mond Hill. Each house has a party
driveway and garage; and glass en-
closed porch, parquot floors. hardwood
trim. tile bath with built-in tub and
fixtures and shower tile kitchen with
built-ln white Kitchen cabinet. laundry
in cellar. steam heat and with silk
shade metal electric lighting fixtures.
base plugs In living room. dining room
and kitchen. Tho attic Is suitable for
two more rooms.
These houses are built with lath and
plaster throughout on solid cement
foundation. There will be no asses
ments as the sewers, sidewalks and
curbs are already In.
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
Inspiration of westover.

This Is not the place TO discuss his
architectural education. That he pos
sessed a deeper architectural knowledge
than did any other American gentleman
OF his time is beyond doubt. But in his
correspondence concerning the univer-
sity and the Virginia State House, in the
design of which unquestionably his
ideas dominated. there Is much to lead
to the belief that his technical educa-
ton as an architect was not great
This. of course is beside tho mark. and
Monticello should ever remain one OF
the country's architectural landmarks.
Westover on the James River. that fine
example OF high pitched roof has been
the inspiration for much of our modern
Colonial style work. A noteworthy ex-
ample OF the latter is the Palmer house,
by Charles +. Platt, in New London.
The gem OF the collection OF Southern
homes is Homewood. built by the Car
rolls in Baltimore. For charm of mass
and delicacy OF detail Il stands alone.
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
BAYSIDE LOTS ON BLOCK.
800 Sites to BE Sold by j. Il. Day
on September IS.

Three hundred lots at Bayslde. l.. T..
in which Sir Frederick Mirrieless OF
London who died recently was inter
ested. will be sold at auction on the
premises regardless OF weather condi-
tions by Joseph p. Day, Inc. auction
Ger on September %. Tho Mirrieless
lots are situated on high ground. over
looking Little Neck Bay on Franklin.
Vista, Maxwell and other avenues and
near Cocheron and Bell avenues.
Bayside is about thirty minutes from
Manhattan on the Long Island rail-
road and is one OF tho rapidly growing
communities In Queens. Some day the
Corona extension OF the subway line
Will be extended TO the city hne In
Bayside. Lots at Bayside come under
the local tax exemption law II improved
with dwellings and two family houses.
bungalows or flats before April /. 1921
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
NJ THII.T remodeling a venerable
wv Beacon Hill mansion In Boston

wv Beacon Hill mansion In Boston
recently contractor discov-
cred three old dungeon cells with barred
easements and vaulted roofs. creating a
new mystery In early subterranean con-
struction. There were also evidences OF
an underground passageway which GER
tain antiquarians believe once communi-
Gated with the Old Mil Creek, a canal
which In the early topography OF Boston
led out to sea.
The decorous old dwelling which hides
these mysteries Is at 22 Bowdoin street.
At present 1t Is the Hccht Neighborhood
House.
In days gone by II sheltered some OF
Boston's most distinguished families.
The record OF Its ownership roads like
a page from the social register. In II
are TO be found names like Ebenezer
Hancock. brother of John Hancock
Capt. william Clapp. who married into
the family OF the fiery patriot, James
Otis. and Nathaniel r. Sturgis. son OF
William Sturgis. of the firm OF Bryant
& Sturgis, which. according to one his
torian. had under its control more than
half the trade carried on with the north
east coast of the Pacific and China and
the United States" from 1910 to 1850.
Up to the present the historians of
the Hub have shed no very strong light
on tho contractors find In the cellar OF
the Bowdoin street house. But the few
facts disclosed are enough to fire the
imagination of anyone who has read
the fascinating annals or that early
American era when smuggling was a
polite and even patriotic occupation OF
Of that subsequent period when slave
trading was prescribed by law. but
somehow or other failed to conflict with
the moral code of God fearing. church.
going aristocrats.
Under conditions that prevail to-day
every little cellar has secret all its
own. But apparently the cellar always
has been place OF mystery.
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
SECOND AVENUE BATHS OPEN.
Guests Take Plunge After Attend.
fnE Opening Dinner.

Tho Second Avenue Baths. at Second
avenue and First street. containing
400 private rooms and said TO be the
largest OF its kind In the world. was
formally opened last Wednesday. The
structure. formerly known as the Flor
ence Building. is an old landmark OF
the East Side.
The opening was signaiized by a din
ner. at which several well known State.
city and county officials. Judges and
bankers were present. After the dinner
the guests took plunge in the baths.
The building with its equipment. cost
$4,000. Officers OF the bath company
include A. Solomon. president: Louis
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

That IL because certain Southern houses
were the homes of the early Presidents.
Mount Vernon. interesting but crude In
detail, holds archtecturally as did its
owner sentimentally first place In the
hearts of Americans. Perhaps 1t Is some
what because OF its picturesque situa-
ton on the banks OF the Potomac. JEFF
ferson's Monticello is considered a much
finer piece OF architecture. As all
schoolboys are told. jefferson designed
Monticello and. according TO the same
hazy history, he was the architectural
father OF the University of Virginia.
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
EARLY Realty Values.

Near the old Quaker Meeting House
at Easton. Pa. erected In 1854. and said
10 be the oldest frame building In the
United States, an acre of land could
have been purchased in the early
eighteenth century for less than ten
cents. according to a Pennsylvania real
estate authority In those days there
wero real bargain sales In real estate.
For instance. group OF traders who
purchased 1900 acres for less than
5000 received for good measure" all
OF the property "on an entire street In
Philadelphia from river to river" These
lots are to-day in the heart OF the bugl-
ness center of Philadelphia.
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
Those visiIsnt Legislators.

Thers is nothing moe awc-inspiring
~ the vigilance OF those legislators
~sno are still convinced that there Is n
housing shortage and that tenants must
be protected from the rapacity or land
lords. Somebody at Albany protested to
see In Governor Mlller's splendid coal
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
DEVELOPMENT AT mrNEoLA.

n. IT. Childs has recently completed
and sold ten houses In Mineola, l.. L..
and has Just started a bungalow for
the exclusive use OF school teachers.
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
Every Little Cellar Has
A Secret All It's Own
ny THE ODD PARAGRApHER.

legislation n loophole through which
the owner Of an apartment might es-
cape the obligation of supplying his
tenants with heat and hot water The
wonder OF 1t is that. with these same
pertinacious watchdogs guarding the in
terests OF the ''peepul." so many un-
necessary expenditures have been al
lowed TO swell the cost of Government
which must be borne by these selfsame
"peepul."
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

dEtSD IL iltlle llkellnoou OF hny
further drop In tho interest ratio
on mortgages for considerable
time. according 70 an Official OF a largo
lending company. The general condition
Of the financial world and the prices Of
securities Is such. no says, as 10 cause
an increased demand for money, hence
lower rates are not anticipated In the
immediate future at least.
Speaking OF tho increasing frequency
of per cent. loans made by savings
banks during tho last few weeks. this
lending authority points out that those
low rates were made. generally speaking
on old established property In good To-
calitles and IN most cases the loans
were for but so per cent OF the market
values of the properties
Savings banks, he adds. DO not estab-
lish the mortgage interest rates any moro
than do tho title companies. Tho rate.
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Increased Demand Stops
Failing Of Mortgage Rate

he says. IS result or the general condi-
tion OF the financial and security market.
reason advanced for the prediction
that there will be no immediate general
drop In rates is the general, although
rather subtle. betterment IN business
conditions. The increases OF prices OF
structural steel and certain other basic
building materials. he declares. Is an
other indication OF stabilization OF
present interest rates. Had Il not been
for the coal and railroad strikes. hs
believes that undoubtedly there would
have been tendency 70 a return OF the
8 per cent. rate.
The following table. prepared BY the
Record and Guide. shows the number.
amounts and rates OF recorded mort
cages and mortgage extensions placed
on Manhattan. Bronx and Brooklyn
properties IN tho last week and this year
to date and In the corresponding periods
OF 1921.
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the living conditions OF the people on
this side of the world at the time when
Colonial houses were erected. 1t took
English tGeorgian) themes, because in
our Colonial period we were nearer to
England by race, customs and govern
ment than we were to any othei
country.
The English, too, were the only ma
ton with which We did much trading.
On the ether hand, the Colonial dwell
ings in those sections settled by the
Dutch, the Swedes and other peoples
show the influences of the domestic
architecture in the lands from which
those settlers came.
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
French Influence Creeps In.

Stamped on the Colonial houses are
evidences OF the manners of the people
who built tn I'm. For example, the
austerity of the Puritans stands forth
In New England houses and so on
down the coast to the Gulf OF Mexico.
Furthermore, there were not many
families of wealth In old New England.
During the war OF 1912. when anti
British feeling ran high in New
England. French influence crept into
the designing OF tho homes in that sec
tion. Later came a revival of the
Hellenic spirit in architecture. But in
New England are 10 be found more and
better material. not necessarily the
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
Grew out of Classic Revival.

Grew Out of Classic Revival.
In this style of domestic architecture
there are evolution and growth just as
.here are in any other style. Style, says
the Century Dictionary. is distinctive
manner of external presentation. Fine
appearance" But style is more, it Is
quality. character. not principle OF de-
sign. When It expresses definite con-
ception. it has character.
Colonial architecture is an outgrowth
of the classic revival in Italy in the
fifteenth century. and while showing a
French influence, it is American be-
cause II was modified and adapted to
The New York herald., 1922-09-03
Description of Pictures.

The accompanying group OF pictures
illustrate various types OF Colonial
architecture In modern American homes.
The residence Of VI. c. Nigel at Mon
roe, y. ". il a modern adaptati ton OF
the delicate detail OF Colonial style.
It was designed by Lewis Colt Albro.
Another of Mr.. Albro's houses is the
cottage of J. r. Havomcyer at Ardsiey
II Is an altered building and shows
Dutch Colonial influences. At Far HIS
is the residence OF Reeve Schley. a
dwelling In Southern Colonial style and
OF whitewashed brick The architects
were Peabody. Wilson & Brown. An
example or the use Of native stone and
wood Is a house at Ishlnebeck planned
by Albro & L.indeberg. This house Is
Of type common IN Pennsylvania. The
home OF Daniel England at Pittsfield.
planned by Lewis Colt Albro. IS notable
FOR the rugged Georgian detail OF itg
doorway. which IS OF white marble and
brick. a picture OF that doorway is
shown herewith.
The New York herald., 1922-09-03

perhaps. as the most lovely example OF
Americas domestic architecture.
The domestic architect has broadened
his field to include landsca ping and in
terror designing. lie even selects and
srranges furniture 70 harmonic with
interiors and his privilege OF assem-
bling furniture designed after Colonial
models has given many opportunities
for producing harmonious effects. Thus
a day OF better taste in interiors has
dawned and the passing or the Victorian
era Of bad taste may have resulted from
the war.
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
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How America Looks Through
 Scottish Eyes

When Bobby Burns penned the immortal "Oh, wad some power tn giftie give us to see oursePs as ithers see us," he expressed a universal wish, one that thousands have felt, if not expressed. So When his fellow countryman, Prof. Hugh Black. D. D.. of Union Theological Seminary, New York, speaks at the First M. E. church tonight he should have an interested and sympathetic audience. for Dr. Black has for his topic: America Through Scottish Eyes"
 pr. Black, who was born in Scot land, ordained there in 1891, and oc- cupied the pulpit of St. Georges Free church in Edinburgh for 16 years IS well qualified to speak as Scots man. His residence in this country since 1906 gives him more than passing knowledge of America and Americans.
 His lecture manner is somewhat repressed, full of drol Scottish hu- mor, but very human withaI The proverbial canniness af the Scot makes him weigh carefully his de- ductions and in whatever manner ne may ridicule or commend, his audi ennce may be sure it is recelVlng true picture of how America appears to him. ,
 pr. Black, although an able lectur- = er does not accept many 1n' Hatlons to address audiences, conflnlng nlS work to the seminary and to Htera-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
55th Annual Ball of Abraham Lodge
 Saturday Night

Organized more than half cen tury ago and still one of the actively young fraternal bodies of the city, Abraham lodge No. S9. l. O. B. B., will hold it's 55th annual ball at The Stratfie1d Saturday night The lodge is planning a gala night that will introduce many novel entertainment features.
 Henry Greenstein is chairman Of the committee on arrangements tor the ball B. B. Steiber is in charge of the decorations which will be lav- ish and unique. Others assisting in the plans for the ball are: Harry Kurzman, Jacob B. Klein. Max Cohen, David Feuer, Mark Reinste1n, Andrew Parker. Benjamin Weinstein, Benjamin Shalet. Harry Mash, Will tam Rappaport, Samuel Plotkin. William Carlson and M. B1unberg.
 David Feuer is president of Abra- ham lodge, which numbers among it's many of the older Jew ish residents of the city.
 The committee expects delegations from several Connecticut and Massa- chusetts towns at the ball. Proceeds of the ball are devoted to the lodges charitable work.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02
Kiwanis Clubs
 Ladies' Night At
 Stratfield Hotel

All is in readiness for the Kiwanis clubs annual ladies' entertainment and dance, always one of the biggest social affairs of the year, which will More than 100 couples have already made reservations for the dinner which will be served promptly at 6:30 and which will be followed by speaking and an entertainment and later by dancing.
 Prof. Benjamin Bacon of Yale is scheduled to give a witty talk. Much of the entertainment of the evening is to be in the nature of a surprise. It is expected that there will be many beautiful gowns in evidence and that the affair will prove one of the most delightful ever given by the club.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-02

Health is the greatest asset busi- ness girl can have. Proper food, proper rest and proper recreation are just as important to her as proper education,' said Mrs Lena Lake For rest, National President of the Busi- ness & Professional Women's clubs of the United States, speaking last night at the mass meeting at the local club in the Liberty building
 Mrs. Forrest brought an inspiring message of what the Business & Pro- fesSiona1 Wom ms clubs of the coun- try are doing and what they can do She told particularly what they can do for the younger business girl in the matter of dress She said that the older woman should guide the young CT one and should oppose the very short skirt and the very thin waist.
 Women, according to Mrs. Forrest, should get to the point where they are unconscious of dress.
 The business and professional wom- en of the country should use all their influence to encourage better educa- ton of the young business girl she said. Two-thirdS of the girls go into the business world with the least amount of education and only one third are better prepared It is up to the better educated girls and the club members to set the stand ard.
 The meeting was attended by