tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post2341392179354163361..comments2024-03-28T05:18:25.792-07:00Comments on Daytonian in Manhattan: The Charles L. Bernheimer Residence - 18 East 64th StreetTom Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-15028172974138142972021-04-02T05:46:41.431-07:002021-04-02T05:46:41.431-07:00The English basement, or high-stooped, configurati...The English basement, or high-stooped, configuration fell from domestic fashion by the turn of the century. American basement houses--whereby the entrance was essentially at sidewalk level--were preferred.Tom Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13542224816886418433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502312000087595701.post-61033766758367665782021-04-02T05:34:00.731-07:002021-04-02T05:34:00.731-07:00I love this, thanks. You note that when the Bernhe...I love this, thanks. You note that when the Bernheimers left the house in 1911, it was architecturally outdated, not merely worn out. And you noted that when the remodelled house was completed in 1912, it had a chaste limestone neo-French Classic facade. What made the 1911 house outdated in its architecture and why was a neo-French classical façade architecturally up to date?<br /><br />Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com