Father Pitt

Why should the beautiful die?


Fancy Bricks in Stowe Township

261 McCoy Road

In spite of considerable alteration, much of what makes this building on McCoy Road distinctive has been preserved. Most noticeable, of course, is the patterned brickwork that reminds old Pa Pitt of some buildings known to have been designed by Charles Geisler, prolific architect of small and medium-sized apartment and commercial buildings. He was also fond of this style of roof, which would originally have been covered with tile. And Father Pitt thinks the slightly clashing juxtaposition of a round arch in the middle with extremely broad Jacobean arches is also very Geislerian.

Balconies
Fujifilm FinePix HS10.

The building was originally a store with two apartments above; the store has been filled in with Permastone (or the equivalent) and made into a third apartment.

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