Architect and engineer (1933) (14804518243)

Identifier: architectenginee11333sanf (find matches)
Title: Architect and engineer
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library



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and filled with an ornate fanmotiff. The tall pointed roof of the towerterminates in an enormous wooden ball. Being a little dizzy from the height, butI am sure not as tired as if we had climbedall the stairs to get to the top of the tower,we shall let our gaze rest near the earthagain, on the other side of the front en-trance. Here is a three story projection tothe front facade of the house, which isworthy of interest. On the first floor is thesumptuous parlor window which is pro-tected by a small roof, kept in place by, forlack of a better name, fan shaped brackets.These extend the whole height of the story.In fact these same brackets figure quiteprominently in many parts of the house,—to support eves, balconies, and the insideof the porch roof—and are interesting fea-tures. It will be well to digress for a few linesand give a short description of them here.They are solid in appearance, though Iimagine they are false casings holding thereal structural timbers. The sides are dec-
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DETAIL OF PORCH COLUMN orated in a petal motiff and the curvedends with overlapping discs. It is interest-ing to note the latter is the same as themuch used modern decoration. Now^ to re-turn again to our description of this largeprojection on the front of the house. Abovethis parlor window, and on the second THE ARCHITECT .AND ENGINEER ^ 27^ AUGUST, NINETEEN THIRTY-THREE floor, is a wooden arched window flankedby quarter cylinders which are fluted andhave horizontal bands. On the top of eachquarter cylinder and shooting out into theair is one of the oddest decorations to beseen. It resembles more than words canpicture a series of cartwheels — possiblyfour or five—on an axle. Then resting onthe cartwheels are extremely heavybrackets which support a small overhang-ing balcony. The ornate balustrade iscrowned by two flamboyant vases. Stillmore brackets support the gable end of theroof on the third story of this extension onthe front facade. The actual glass windowof this third floor