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A picture depicting some of General Grant's exploits.

General Grant in Action

A picture depicting some of General Grant's exploits.

"A modern small house with the 'lean-to' motif. Notice that the long slope faces the front." —Kinne, 1920

Modern house

"A modern small house with the 'lean-to' motif. Notice that the long slope faces the front." —Kinne,…

"A 'lean-to' of plain design. New England, about 1750." —Kinne, 1920

Lean-to

"A 'lean-to' of plain design. New England, about 1750." —Kinne, 1920

"The glass roof is commonly designed so as to form a uniform plane or slope from back to front in lean-to houses, and form center to sides in span-roofed houses. In some cases, however, the roof sashes are fitted up on the ridge-and-furrow principle invented by Sir Joseph Paxton." — Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Plant House

"The glass roof is commonly designed so as to form a uniform plane or slope from back to front in lean-to…