December, 1920 
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AN OLD DOOR IN ALBANY 
The goodly heritage of American architecture 
boasts many things worth preserving and copy¬ 
ing. Not the least are the doors of its city houses. 
The Meads House in Albany still retains its re¬ 
markable curved entrance. From the flat arch 
back, the whole doorway, inclusive of the side 
lights and fluted columns, is concave. The top is 
a mica shell, bluish in color, giving a pleasantly 
tempered light to the inner hall. The house is 
gray, with white stone trimmings, iron rail and 
fence, a rugged wistaria vine, and red brick pave¬ 
ment. It is well over a hundred years old 
