Lovely lecture. Good material. Regarding the Sorrel house, it seems obvious that the long central hall had no staircase at all until the Weed family built the Italianate stair at the end of the hall. And if you take even a quick glance at the Villa Emo, you basically see the Sorrel house in larger scale. I believe we have to credit Rome, not Greece for most of Clusky’s classical inspiration. Roman revival architect Palladio wrote in all four of his architectural books, “the staircase is hid (sic) in the ideal classical villa”. Jay knew this (see the Scarborough house) and most certainly Clusky knew this too. The Sorrel house was Roman revival, not Greek. The Governors Mansion is Roman Classicism, not Greek either. Don’t be tricked by the Greek Doric columns out front in the Dwarf Portico on Harris Street. When expressing column in wood, Clusky knew the Tuscan order was the right choice. Note the continuous guptae of the tenia and the blank architrave & frieze. Tuscan, not Greek. God bless you and good work.
The hermitage is Monticello minus the dome. Also Roman. Not Greek. And I bet the Harper Folks house had a dome right above the oculus which was lost when the 3rd floor was added.
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Lovely lecture. Good material. Regarding the Sorrel house, it seems obvious that the long central hall had no staircase at all until the Weed family built the Italianate stair at the end of the hall. And if you take even a quick glance at the Villa Emo, you basically see the Sorrel house in larger scale. I believe we have to credit Rome, not Greece for most of Clusky’s classical inspiration. Roman revival architect Palladio wrote in all four of his architectural books, “the staircase is hid (sic) in the ideal classical villa”. Jay knew this (see the Scarborough house) and most certainly Clusky knew this too. The Sorrel house was Roman revival, not Greek. The Governors Mansion is Roman Classicism, not Greek either. Don’t be tricked by the Greek Doric columns out front in the Dwarf Portico on Harris Street. When expressing column in wood, Clusky knew the Tuscan order was the right choice. Note the continuous guptae of the tenia and the blank architrave & frieze. Tuscan, not Greek. God bless you and good work.
The hermitage is Monticello minus the dome. Also Roman. Not Greek. And I bet the Harper Folks house had a dome right above the oculus which was lost when the 3rd floor was added.