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There are other excellent examples of architecture in Weymouth, but the Cowing house must always be the star, both because of its extraordinary beauty and conspicuous position. Yes, if you want a characteristic glimpse of Weymouth, you cannot do better than to begin in front of this landmark, and drive down Commercial Street. Here for several smiling miles there is nothing  no ugly building large or small, no ruthless invasion of modernity to mar the mood of happy simplicity. THERE ARE OTHER EXCELLENT EXAMPLES OF ARCHITECTURE IN WEYMOUTH BUT THE COWING HOUSE MUST ALWAYS BE THE STAR BOTH BECAUSE OF ITS EXTRAORDINARY BEAUTY AND CONSPICUOUS POSITION YES IF YOU WANT A CHARACTERISTIC GLIMPSE OF WEYMOUTH YOU CANNOT DO BETTER THAN TO BEGIN IN FRONT OF THIS LANDMARK AND DRIVE DOWN COMMERCIAL STREET HERE FOR SEVERAL SMILING MILES THERE IS NOTHING NO UGLY BUILDING LARGE OR SMALL NO RUTHLESS INVASION OF MODERNITY TO MAR THE MOOD OF HAPPY SIMPLICITY
ble country: glimpses of rolling meadows, of fertile groves, of cattle grazing in elm-shaded pastures, of a road winding contentedly among simple, ancient cottages, and quiet, thrifty farms. These are the homes which belong, and have belonged for generations, to people who are neither rich nor poor; cozy, quaint, suggesting in an odd way the thatched-roof cottages of England. Not that all of Weymouth's homes are of this order. The Asa Webb Cowing house, which terminates Commercial Street within a stone's throw of the square of the town of Weymouth, is one of the very finest examples of the Colonial architecture in this country. The exquisite tracery and carving over and above the front door, and the white imported marble window lintels spin an elaborate and marvelously fine lacework of white over the handsome red-brick façade. Although it is, alas, falling somewhat into disrepair, perfect proportion and gemlike workmanship still stamp the venerable mansion as one of patrician heritage. TS GLIMPSES OF A CONSTABLE COUNTRY GLIMPSES OF ROLLING MEADOWS OF FERTILE GROVES OF CATTLE GRAZING IN ELM SHADED PASTURES OF A ROAD WINDING CONTENTEDLY AMONG SIMPLE ANCIENT COTTAGES AND QUIET THRIFTY FARMS THESE ARE THE HOMES WHICH BELONG AND HAVE BELONGED FOR GENERATIONS TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NEITHER RICH NOR POOR COZY QUAINT SUGGESTING IN AN ODD WAY THE THATCHED ROOFED COTTAGES OF ENGLAND NOT THAT ALL OF WEYMOUTH'S HOMES ARE OF THIS ORDER THE AESA WEB COWING HOUSE WHICH TERMINATES COMMERCIAL STREET WITHIN A STONE'S THROW OF THE SQUARE OF THE TOWN OF WEYMOUTH IS ONE OF THE VERY FINEST EXAMPLES OF COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE IN THIS COUNTRY THE EXQUISITE TRACERY AND CARVING OVER AND ABOVE THE FRONT DOOR AND THE WHITE IMPORTED MARBLE WINDOW LINTELS SPIN AN ELABORATE AND MARVELLOUSLY FINE LACE WORK OF WHITE OVER THE HANDSOME RED BRICK FACADE ALTHOUGH IT IS ALAS FALLING SOMEWHAT INTO DISREPAIR PERFECT PROPORTION AND GEM LIKE WORKMANSHIP STILL STAMP THE VENERABLE MANSION AS ONE OF PATRICIAN HERITAGE
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