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    George Washington Frank’S Stone House on the Nebraska Prairie
    George Washington Frank’S Stone House on the Nebraska Prairie
    George Washington Frank’S Stone House on the Nebraska Prairie
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    George Washington Frank’S Stone House on the Nebraska Prairie

    By Virginia Llego Lund

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    Stone House is an 1889 mansion with an architectural design based on two stylesthe Richardsonian Romanesque and the Shingle Style, which was built on the prairie of Nebraska. The study of the architectural elements is presented in color photographs.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateSep 16, 2010
    ISBN9781490729428
    George Washington Frank’S Stone House on the Nebraska Prairie
    Author

    Virginia Llego Lund

    VIRGINIA LLEGO LUND was the curator of the Frank House from July 1990 to October 2004. She is retired, and a part- time archivist. Her professional affiliations include the Nebraska State Historical Society, the American Association for State and Local History and a past member of the Society of Architectural Historians.

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      George Washington Frank’S Stone House on the Nebraska Prairie - Virginia Llego Lund

      Copyright 2010 Virginia Llego Lund.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      ISBN:

         978-1-4269-1102-6 (sc)

                       978-1-4907-2942-8 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2010911497

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      Contents

      Note from George Bill Frank

      Preface: Book Review

      Acknowledgements

      Introduction

      Historical Flashback

      Miscellany

      The Intervening Years

      The End of the Stone House Era

      Elements of the Style

      Interior Details

      For my daughter

      Tina Ruth Lund

      Pinablic ya anac

      Note from George Bill Frank

      My name is George William Frank, the grandson of the architect who designed the stone house that is featured in this book. I was named after him and most people call me Bill. I am 86 years old.

      I received a copy of the Stone House by Virginia (Virgy) Lund a few days ago, and was astounded

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