An Eastern Shore cottage
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The Eastern Shore Cottage is one of nine completed houses in a 110-acre community called Islands of Beaufort in historic Beaufort, SC. It was designed such that a family can live there forever. Additional bedrooms can be constructed and it has wide open spaces.
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1998
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The keys to style
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One of the oldest styles of running ornament is the Greek key motif, also known as the fret. In American architecture and decorative arts, the fretwork design became popular in the 18th and 19th century with the adoption of the Neoclassic style.
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1998
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Shaker crafts find a museum home
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The Shaker Museum and Library in Old Chatham, NY, houses the collection of Manhattan businessman John S. Williams Sr. The museum showcases more than 40,000 objects and documents that provide insights into Shaker life and culture.
Publication Name: Colonial Homes
Subject: Architecture and design industries
ISSN: 0195-1416
Year: 1997
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