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structed on straight lines, with httle attempt 

 at ornamentation. This building is sometimes 

 taken for an art gallery, and so it is, for in 

 it is taught the fine art of butter making. Its 

 strong tile roof, ample projection of eaves, and 

 freedom from peaks and valleys give assurance 

 that this building, barring accidents, will stand 

 for centuries with slight repair, and be more 

 beautiful as time tones down and softens the 

 colors. 



The building shown in Fig. 21 satisfies 

 neither eye nor judgment. It is a noble build- 

 ing as to size and material, but are not the 

 twenty miniature peaks out of place? It does 

 not have the appearance of a restful school 

 building, but of a mammoth seaside hotel. The 

 many little gables might have been combined 

 into a few large, noble ones, which would have 

 given abundant light and lent dignity and 

 charm to this well built structure. If we now 

 transfer our thought from the large buildings 

 to the brick dwelling house (Fig. 25), we find 

 the same strong lines, the same dignity, and 

 the same durability of roof structure, with a 

 little added ornamentation,- as are found in some 

 school buildings. It should have been two-story 

 instead of a story and a half, and the veranda 

 might well have been more ample. This house, 

 too, like the large stone structure (Fig. 20) is 



