Doors and Doorways 



istic was the low 

 Gothic arch, the 

 point of which was 

 usually about one 

 third of the span 

 above the spring or 

 starting point of the 

 arch. It was usually 

 solid, w T as hung on 

 strap hinges, and 

 frequently divided 

 into simple or elab- 

 orate panels by 

 strips nailed on the 

 side opposite the 

 hinges. The door- 

 way itself had often 

 simply moulded 

 stone jambs, all 

 within the line of the 

 wall, while astride 

 the arch, like a sad- 

 dle, sat the usual 

 label moulding of 

 the English Gothic. 

 Interior doors were 

 commonly square 

 headed, and were 

 frequently treated 

 in the manner of the 

 wainscoting in which 

 they came. This 

 treatment served to 

 conceal the door to 

 a great extent. 



Later the com- 

 bination of classic 

 and Gothic pro- 

 duced some highly 

 interesting results, as 

 well as many strik- 

 ingly bad ones. The 

 Classic pilaster sup- 

 ported a Classic 

 entablature, in 

 which were distrib- 



Doorway in the Chase House, Annapolis, Md. A suggestive example of the Southern Colonial. 

 The door is well studied in mass and detail 



