French Eclectic

Isaac Kremer/ January 22, 2019/

In blank" >target="_blank" >contrast to the French château, this style was based on the less pretentious glossary/farm-buildings/" class="glossaryLink" data-cmtooltip="385e74e1cb31aae26e041f4d8377b314" target="_blank" >farm buildings and manor houses of rural Frnace, particularly of Normandy and Brittany. The details were rich and varied, but generally included fortresslike masonry walls, steeply hipped roofs, round towers, and massive chimneys… (Reiss, 2004)

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