OCR Text |
Show BOSWELL'S home in danger One of Few Examples of Domectlo Architecture of tnigo Jones Likely Soon to Be Torn Down. London. London Is ih danger of losing los-ing ono of tho vory few examples she has loft ot tho domestic arcbltecturo of Inlgo Jones, or, at any rato, of his school. This Is the beautiful plastored black hous6 now numhored G5 and GG In Great Queen street and next to tho hendquarters of tho Froo Masons. Tho western portion of this building, No. 55, is built over tho archway leading Into New Yard, and is In tho occupation occupa-tion of a firm of pencil manufacturers. Tho remainder nnd lnrgor part of tho houso Is mado particularly interesting inter-esting by tho fact that, according to tho London county council tnhlct let Into tho wall, James Doswell, tho hi- Boswell's House In London, England. ographer ot Dr. Johnson, once lived there. Indeed, it is as'-PjOswell's house that most people recognize this benu-tiful benu-tiful building. Tho construction of Great Queen street was begun In 'lC05, and 'there woro 16 houses orected on' tho south sldo boforo 1G23. Then camo Inlgo Jones, or his pupil "Wobbo.Ho ilnlsh this side, which was originally intended intend-ed to form ono of tho sties of a square. Nob. 55 and 5G aro all that remain re-main of this typical work of Iho Inlgc Jones period. They woro built btf tween 1G45 and 1GG0. V" Tho street in its day was considered vory grand. It must havo teen vorj beautiful, too, to Judge by tljeso fragments frag-ments which remain, and vhlch are now, it would seem, threatened with destruction. In addition to tho Doswell and the Inlgo Jones connections thero aro other oth-er reasons which make it desirable that thin Iioubo should, if possible, be saved to London. Hudson, tho master of Sir Joshua Reynolds, is said to havo lived hero, and if so, Reynolds must havo served thero from 1740 to 1745. Tho names of Richard Drlnsloy Sheridan, James Hoole, Kitty Cllvennd many other famous people aro also linked with tho houso, although there must bo n good deal of guesswork connected con-nected with some of these. |