Yes, I'm not a big fan of the Shingle style... even in English homes. even William Morris's [[Arts & Crafts) house. I like a fancy Tudor any day. But that's just my personal taste.
I like the sides and back of the Freer house better than the front [[less shingle, more stone). I wonder if they were later additions, like the gallery appears to have been. It's difficult to tell inside what has changed from the original house however [[besides the missing artwork). It's too bad Merrill-Palmer destroyed the 2 neighboring houses to the Freer House to put up their institute. Now with all the infill on E. Ferry St. it looks slightly out of place... although not ugly.
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