Hobbs's architecture: containing designs and ground plans for villas, cottages and other edifices, both suburban and rural, adapted to the United StatesWith rules for criticism, and introduction . FIRST FLOOR. SECOND FLOOR. (117) DESIGN X LIX. , AN ELIZABETHAN VILLA. This design Is suitable for a suburban of bricks, and pointed, or of rubble stone, Itwould present a grand effect. The cost would beabout $27,000. Good proportion Is absolutely re-quired for this style of building. It must be self-evident to most persons that to attempt to build ahouse of the pretensions of this de
Hobbs's architecture: containing designs and ground plans for villas, cottages and other edifices, both suburban and rural, adapted to the United StatesWith rules for criticism, and introduction . FIRST FLOOR. SECOND FLOOR. (117) DESIGN X LIX. , AN ELIZABETHAN VILLA. This design Is suitable for a suburban of bricks, and pointed, or of rubble stone, Itwould present a grand effect. The cost would beabout $27,000. Good proportion Is absolutely re-quired for this style of building. It must be self-evident to most persons that to attempt to build ahouse of the pretensions of this design without theaid of a competent architect would be a madness, asit would evidently result In disappointment and mate-rially detract from its beauty. First Floor.—A, front porch ; B, vestibule ; C, hall,12 feet wide; D, parlor, 18 by 38 feet; E, library, 19by 19 feet; F, dining-room, 16 by 31 feet; G, con-servatory; H, kitchen, 16 by 18 feet; I, scullery, 10by 16 feet; J, back stairway; K, pantry; L, china-closet ; M, porch. Second Floor,—P, bath-room; Q, dressing-room;R, chambers. (118) DESIGN SECOND FLOOR. ( IJ9) DESIGN L. SUBURBAN RESIDENCF. This design is intended to meet the wants of manywho are anxious to build a square, compact can be built of either wood, brick, or stone. Thekitchen wing is intended to be only two stories high,with a fiat roof. The entrance doors are on each side, by a hallrunning across the whole, which leaves the parlorand sitting-room occupy the whole. The entrancesare fey the side porches. The plan works admirablywell, and the whole is quite a success. It was builtin the vicinity of Pittsburg. It contains: B, a parlor, 15 by 25 feet; C, a library,15 by 18 feet; D, sitting-room, 15 by 25 feet; E,dining-room, 15 by 23 feet; kitchen, 12 by 18 feet;with large pantry, and back stairway. The cham-bers in second story correspond in size to the roomsbelow. The building will cost for its erection from$7000 to $10,000, according to the s
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