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I igure 34. — Soithn\"est corner of Structi'rk B. Piazza roundation extends to left, with 

 rod sandstone block at Junction of piazza with main foundation. To the left of top of 

 sign, molded rcd-sandstono trim can be seen which ap|>arently surrounded the piazz.i. 

 Bricks in front of trim ;ipiH-ar to have been added later as step foundation. Brick butlrev>ing 

 of main-foundation footing appears at right. 



the discerning eye can pick up the contour ot a wall 

 running parallel with the west foundation wall under 

 the blacktop pavement. For a brief distance, between 

 the point where the road swings eastward from it and 

 the private driveway covers it again, excavation 

 exposed this wall. Designated Wall C, it was 22 

 inches thick, entirely of brick, with no evidence 

 remaining of red sandstone on the outside. The 

 exterior surface was 9.5 feet beyond the west founda- 

 tion wall. 



At the southwest corner of the foundation, c\ idence 

 matching that at the northwest corner was found 

 Here, again inset 4 inches from the line of the 

 main south foundation wall, were to be sren the tops 

 of red-sandstone slabs like those found at the north 

 end ^f^g. 3b), in this case with one tie rod still in 

 place. The driveway obscured the point to which 



the corner of this extending structure could pnsuin- 



ably be projected. Subsequent construction .igainst 



the sitnclstone slabs had co\er<-' 



a rubble of brick and mortar tii , , 



foundation for masonry steps (fig. 35). Projecting 



out from the - ' 



.1 rect ingulai 



to lie the corner of these superimposed steps. Al- 



thon ' rider the .' 



by I ' ^^'•'" '^ ' 



corner of Wall C. It will lje demonstrated fron\ 

 ■ ■ ••.11 C. wii! 

 1 of a hil. 

 The lielief which persi-stcd for a time il iir 



Merver"s nuinsion. 



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