yankee-greek

Updated: May 14, 2025

For a permanent view the eye craves large and simple forms, as the body requires plain food for its best nourishment. The town of Concord is built mainly upon one side of the river. In its centre is a large open square, shaded by fine elms. A white wooden church, in the most classical style of Yankee-Greek, stands upon the square. The Court-house is upon one of the corners.

George William Curtis - Literary and Social Essays