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old dated stone above door of.house

old dated stone above door of.house

Often featuring stars, dates, the names of the founding family or builder, and mottos or religious poetry, European house and barn inscriptions are the intersection point of the religious and the mundane, and the integration of belief into the domestic and agricultural spheres. Features: Flat roof, adobe or earth-colored stucco walls with rounded edges, projecting wood beams vigas. We did wallpaper once which was fun but never, ever again. Financial Wellness. With all the built-ins, plus windows, doorways, hallways, etc. In a classic case of mistaking the map for the territory, such motifs were promoted to tourists as having the power that had for previous generations belonged to the realm of the celestial and the divine. Modern-day builders often combine features of the refined Georgian style with decorative flourishes from the more formal Federal style.

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