Word: mansard
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...seemingly dead and gone thing could be a living influence, in so many different ways, upon this work-a-day world. It may seem a prodigious leap from Apelles to chromos, from the Greek tunic to ready-made clothes, or from the Parthenon to a house with a mansard roof covering nothing, but he took us over it lightly. Not to put up with what masquerades as excellence, not to be content with makeshifts, to know that to seek excellence is natural, and to learn, if only from the living instance before us, that it can be achieved...
...nucleus for the new building which is six times as large as the original structure. When the new addition is opened the building will extend through the centre of the block between 44th and 45th street, permitting an entrance, however, from 44th street only. With the exception of the mansard roof, the outer frame-work has been entirely completed, and the handsome granite front gives the structure an imposing appearance. During the summer months some changes will be made in the old club house to make it conform with the new addition...