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In 1811, Lyman Harding, the first Attorney General of Mississippi, hired Levi Weeks, a young architect, to design and build the mansion. The original building was 60 feet (18 m) by 45 feet (14 m) with a two-story portico supported by four columns and includes an unusual floating spiral staircase between the first and second floors. [6]
A stair, or a stairstep, is one step in a flight of stairs. A staircase or stairway is one or more flights of stairs leading from one floor to another, and includes landings, newel posts, handrails, balustrades, and additional parts. [5] In buildings, stairs is a term applied to a complete flight of steps between two floors.
A design or figure commonly used in architectural ornaments and design patterns, including art nouveau. Syrian arch In American architecture, esp. Richardsonian Romanesque, an archway that begins at the ground, rather than being set upon a supporting pedestal. [C.f. Richardsonian Romanesque: Syrian arch] Systyle
A stairwell or stair room is a room in a building where a stair is located, and is used to connect walkways between floors so that one can move in height. [1] Collectively, a set of stairs and a stairwell is referred to as a staircase or stairway .
A spiral staircase before (left) and after A homeowner is defending herself after swapping her new house's original spiral staircase for one that better fits with her modern farmhouse aesthetic.
This spiral staircase comes in a box, and you can put it together by yourself.
A floor plan is not a top view or bird's-eye view; it is a measured drawing to scale of the layout of a floor in a building. A top view or bird's-eye view does not show an orthogonally projected plane cut at the typical four foot height above the floor level. A floor plan may show any of the following elements: [3] interior walls and hallways ...
Congress required all federal agencies to submit annual financial reports in 1990. The Pentagon finally got around to complying in 2018, and it still hasn't passed an audit.