. Villas and cottages . VILLAS AND COTTAGES. 193 DESIGN No. 13. A WOODEN VILLA WITH TOWER, AND WITHOUT ATTICS. This design was prepared and executed for Mr. Rogers, at Ravenswood, Long Island, and as itis built on a situation which commands a good viewof the East River, more or less intercepted from thelower stories by buildings and trees, it was thoughtdesirable to arrange some point of view from the up-per part of the house which should admit of thewhole extent of prospect being conveniently seen. Atower three stories high, finished above with an octag-onal observatory, easily accessibl
. Villas and cottages . VILLAS AND COTTAGES. 193 DESIGN No. 13. A WOODEN VILLA WITH TOWER, AND WITHOUT ATTICS. This design was prepared and executed for Mr. Rogers, at Ravenswood, Long Island, and as itis built on a situation which commands a good viewof the East River, more or less intercepted from thelower stories by buildings and trees, it was thoughtdesirable to arrange some point of view from the up-per part of the house which should admit of thewhole extent of prospect being conveniently seen. Atower three stories high, finished above with an octag-onal observatory, easily accessible from below, has,therefore, been included in the design, as will be seenon the sketch. By this plan an interesting view isobtained, clear of the roofs in every direction. Theobservatory was made of an octagonal form, with aprojecting balcony round it, so as to reduce its per-. PLAN OF CHAMBERS. PLAN OF ROOFS. spective dimensions, and give a more light and airyeffect to the upper part of the design; for if a squaretower four full stories in height, even though it may AT 194 VILLAS AND COTTAGES. be quite small on plan, is grouped in connection witha villa of but moderate size, the probabilities are thatit will appear to have an undue preponderance overthe other features, and will thus compel the morestrictly domestic parts of the house to seem of second-ary importance. This result is, of course, undesira-ble; for although the observatory room is intendedto be both useful and ornamental, it is far less neces-sary to the real comfort and enjoyment of the inmatesthan the living rooms that are in occupation all thetime. The lower story of the tower is occupied as afront porch, which is connected with a veranda, andcommunicates with an entrance hall. The angles ofthis hall are finished octagonally, so as to improve itsgeneral effect. The drawing-room is 18x20:6, a
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