West Medford, Mass. Episcopal Church. H. H. Richardson, Architect, 737
(_Imp._)

Yuste, Spain. Ruined Chapel of Charles V, 732 (_Int._)

THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT AND BUILDING NEWS.

VOL. XXVII. Copyright, 1890, by TICKNOR & COMPANY, Boston, Mass. No.
732.

Entered at the Post-office at Boston as second-class matter.

JANUARY 4, 1890.

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SUMMARY:--

The Incomes of Architects.--Death of Mr. George F.
Durand, Architect.--Concrete Arches.--An Architect's
Responsibility for Exceeding the Stipulated Cost of a
Building.--A French Case in Point.--A Contractor
Engages in Profit-Sharing with his Workmen. 1

THE APARTMENT-HOUSE. 3

ARCHITECTURE IN BROOKLYN. 5

THE STRUCTURE OF SANDSTONE. 9

THE BARYE EXHIBITION. 10

ILLUSTRATIONS:--

"The Lion and the Serpent."--Auditorium of the Palace
of the Trocadero, Paris, France.--An Interior in the
Chateau de Josselin, Morbihan, France.--Torre del Vino,
Alhambra, Granada, Spain.--Ruins of the Chapel of
Charles V, Yuste, Spain.--Coombe Warren, Kingston,
England: Garden Front.--Coombe Warren, Kingston,
England: Entrance Front.--A Gentleman's Country
House.--Wrought-Iron Gates, Duke Street,
England.--Historical Figures from Lord Mayor's
Procession, 1889.--House of Mrs. Charles Blake, Beacon
Street, Boston, Mass.--Competitive Designs for the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York, N.Y.--Abbey
of Aberbrothwick: Gallery over Entrance.--Abbey of
Aberbrothwick: The Western Doorway.--Design for a
Store. 12

SOCIETIES. 14

COMMUNICATIONS.--

Barye's Admirer.--Evaporation of Water in Traps. 15

NOTES AND CLIPPINGS. 15

TRADE SURVEYS. 16

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