Greek Architecture and American Buildings
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Description: Illustrations and text reprinted from How to Know Architecture by Frank E. Wallis.
Greek Architecture and American Buildings Greek Revival - Table of Contents Greek Architecture and American Buildings Illustrations and text reprinted from New York: Harper & Bros., 1910 t first glance it may not be apparent that our buildings of today bear any relation to the glorious temples of the Greek Acropolis, but even a hasty comparison will reveal the line of descent. If the reader will at this time accept a primary lesson in structural architecture, I suggest that he make an examination of his own house while in process of construction. Any ordinary wooden building will serve this purpose, for the rules to be illustrated are the same. It is best, however, to find one in which the framework is visible. Or he may visit with me a New Hampshire barn built in the early sixties, which is an excellent example of primitive building principles -- in fact, of the principles universal in all buildings using perpendicular supports with horizontal ties on the
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