International studio (80.1925)

inceRDACionAL

INTERIOR OF DANIEL H. PIERCE HOUSE

THE DANIEL H. PIERCE HOUSE, PORTSMOUTH, NEW HAMPSHIRE. BUILT IN 1794

John Langdon, for whom the house which interiors of that day. Also, about the time when
bears his name was built, was typical of the leading his house was being built, a cabinetmaker in
spirits in the Colonies. He be-
gan his career as a sailor, became
a ship owner and merchant and
then a leader in political life.
He was captain in the New
Hampshire militia, and, when
war was declared with Eng-
land, took part in the attack
on Fort William and Mary, near
Portsmouth, one of the first
military actions of the Revolu-
tion. He was for many years a
member of the New Hampshire
legislature, a United States sen-
ator and, later, governor of his
state. His house, built in 1784,
seems to indicate that he was
influenced in his taste by Chip-
pendale's book, for, in the de-
tails of mantelpieces and mould-
ings there is a bolder sweep to
the curves than is usual in

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MARCH 1925