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Fredericksburg, Texas. 1845-1850. American woodwork— window sash, door enframements, and louvered shutters—embellish this thoroughly German stone dwelling. Om NEVASOITKM Oicr Awe -. ii N 1804. An impressive Federal townhouse chimneys narrow and at the end walls, a pair : of curving stairs, a well- proportioned portico at the entrance, fanlight above the doorway, first-story windows set within recessed arches, diminished ceiling heights at the upper stories, balustrade at the eaves. FEDERAL 33 Dotted Limes co*jector>1_ 57, 58 Federal 8 Greenwich Street. row house. Note New York, New York. 1807-1808. A the delicately curved stairs and rails that are seen in the longitudinal section. Fusion of native Indian, Spanish, and American forms, with plaza orientation, stuccoed adobe brick walls, small and irregular wood-framed door and window openings, pitched-roof replacements of original flat roofs. 30, 31 A COLONIAL D 17 iiJMLi|ip "IT 32, 33, 34 La Casa del Rancho. San Luis Rey, California. 1851. Spanish Colonial features— one-story, patio plan, arcaded veranda, stuccoed adobe walls, and tile roof. P1MO aut HIT LR-Sl'FA CAL ABOOSE. ^ Pttiv DAMC WALLS INDICATE ORJGINAL CONSTRUCTION PLOT PLAN \ i ) WATt-t- TAJi K.