TAILIEUCHUNG - The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia - Part 1

So many books have been published which are devoted wholly or in part to the fine old Colonial residences and public buildings of Philadelphia, including Germantown, that it might seem almost the part of temerity to suppose there could be a place for another one. A survey of the entire list, however, discloses the fact that almost without exception these books are devoted primarily to a picture of the city in Colonial times, to | The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia- Nine hundred and seventy-five copies of The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia of which nine hundred and fifty are for sale have been printed from type and the type distributed. This copy is Number 201 Illustration PLATE Cliveden Germantown. _The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia_ _By_ Frank Cousins and Phil M. Riley Illustrated Illustration Boston Little Brown and Company 1920 Copyright 1920 BY LITTLE BROWN AND COMPANY. All rights reserved Foreword So many books have been published which are devoted wholly or in part to the fine old Colonial residences and public buildings of Philadelphia including Germantown that it might seem almost the part of temerity to suppose there could be a place for another one. A survey of the entire list however discloses the fact that almost without exception these books are devoted primarily to a picture of the city in Colonial times to the stories of its old houses and other buildings now remaining or to an account of the activities of those who peopled them from one to two centuries ago. Some more or less complete description of the structures mentioned has occasionally been included to be sure but almost invariably this has been subordinate to the main theme. The narrative has been woven upon a historical rather than an architectural background so that these books appeal to the tourist historian and antiquary rather than to the architect student and prospective home builder. Interesting as was the provincial life of this community absorbing as are the reminiscences attaching to its well-known early buildings important as were the activities of those who made them part and .

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