here's a long answer to a short question colors are usually chosen by owners, not the painter ...the bright colors on 4400 block of pine are thanks to this sites web-master, i believe...the 400 south block of larchwood partly represents a liking for the "victorian painted lady" motif..likewise, the wonderful colors along 4400 larchwood represent my neighbors personal color favorites...my house has 4 colors, three of which are historic reproductions c.1900-1910...the yellow is a stronger (and earlier) period color, as the "correct" ones were just too mustardy or pale for my tastes...UCD and uCHS sponsored a session a few years back by an historic paint expert who explained that most of these c 1900-1910 houses would have been red brown or dark brown paint anywhere the wood met the bricks - eg, around windows, because the intent was to make the windows NOT standout...later on, during the colonial revival fad, the wood color often changed to white or light, as people now wanted the rhythm of their windows to be noticed...the decorative trim then would have a contrasting color, usually another dark or a beigy thing...if you look carefully, you can still find houses with these paint combos...i painted my house historic colors because i happen to like them - we look sort of like a great big daffodil in the snow which makes me happy and i think people should be able to paint their houses as they wish...i moved here from (renting) in Society Hill - and yes, the palette there is restricted...likewise, there are "recommended" colors in rittenhouse...
in case you are wondering, no, i do not support the philadelphia existing or proposed HD rules thanks i have no intention of joining the "debate" here so don't even try to make me --- Kyle Cassidy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What's the scoop on the color palette along > larchwood and such, I'm > intreigued by all the bright, uncharacteristic, > almost bizarre color schemes > pink, blue, purple, etc. is this one painter or a > group of conspirators? > > kc > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Hotchkiss > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 9:54 PM > To: University City > Subject: [UC] The Society Hill Historic District > restricts paint colors > > > Fact. > > The university city proposed historic district would > restrict 'exterior > appearances'. Does paint color affect the > appearance of a house? Yes. > Fact. > > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to > the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive > information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. > ---- > You are receiving this because you are subscribed to > the > list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive > information, see > <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business $15K Web Design Giveaway http://promotions.yahoo.com/design_giveaway/ ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
