Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1918 — Jacobean Architecture. [ARTICLE]

Jacobean Architecture.

The architecture of the Jacobean house came through the walls, forming a background for furniture that In turn reflected its motifs. A massive chimney was usually the most finished factor in the room. It bore the maDorial arms. Ceiling and walls were a frank confession of the house structure—handhewn beams broke the rough-plastered walls, giving the room a vigor and crudeness characteristic of the times. The gallery was not an uncommon feature in this period. In addition to the stone fireplace, the sturdy oak furniture, the wrought iron lights and the timbered walls, the finer of Jacobean rooms had another feature —an oriel window broken in places with colored medallions.