Neo-classical architecture in New England

Timothy Cronin's first architectural commission.  Nahant

Does this powdered wig make me look fat?

One of my first clients was a Franco-American gentleman who sought to build a European home overlooking the ocean on Boston’s North Shore.  Symmetry, balance, harmony and proportion were our primary watchwords throughout the project.    It was a great honor to encounter such a kindred spirit upon first hanging out my shingle.

I recently spent a much longer day than anticipated turning-out a classical elevation of the house in the style of the great Eighteenth Century engravings done by Colen Campbell in the Vitruvius Britannicus of  1715-1725.  I thought you might enjoy seeing what’s possible with good old-fashioned pen & ink.

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