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Word: octangular (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1929-1929
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...adverse criticism of Dunster House tower among undergraduates was not considered justified by Mr. Aldrich. "The tower of Christ Church College at Oxford of course furnished the basic design for the plan, but that does not seem to me to be basis for adverse criticism. The use of an octangular tower crowned with a dome is one of the main features of a great deal of architecture, even as early as the seventeenth century," was his comment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ALDRICH PRAISES NEW HOUSE UNITS | 12/5/1929 | See Source »

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