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.(121) DESIGN LI. ITALIAN VILLA. This building is In the Italian style of architecture,and will be found to possess many desirable plan is compact, airy, and easy of access to allits parts. For a physician, lawyer, or gentlemandoing business at his residence, it will be found veryconvenient. If built of pointed stone-work, suitableto its pretensions, it will cost


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.(121) DESIGN LI. ITALIAN VILLA. This building is In the Italian style of architecture,and will be found to possess many desirable plan is compact, airy, and easy of access to allits parts. For a physician, lawyer, or gentlemandoing business at his residence, it will be found veryconvenient. If built of pointed stone-work, suitableto its pretensions, it will cost, at Philadelphia, $ porches upon each side, in consequence of thearched heads to openings, look low, and spoil thegeneral effect. By a proper adjustment of them thedesign will be quite desirable. First Floor.—A, porch ; B, vestibule ; C, office ; D,stair-hall; E, dining-room ; F, parlor; G, kitchen ; H,scullery ; I, pantry ; J, porch, . Second Floor.—N, roofs; L, chambers ; M, bath-room ; O, stair-landing. (122) DESIGN LI. (ftfiliait ^UU,. FIRST FLOOR. SECOND FLOOR. (123) DESIGN LIL SUBURBAN RESIDENCE, GRECIAN STYLE. This design Is In the Grecian style of architecture,and will make a very comfortable and pretty resi-dence. ^ The building Is drawn for frame, and, inadapting it to stone, it would have to be made contains on the first floor a suite of three rooms,water-closet, shed, and pantry. The second storycontains four bed-rooms. It is of a style of archi-tecture that needs to be carefully proportioned, toobtain much beauty. It has breadth in its propor-tions, and the form and size of its details will eithermake it beautiful or hideous. This house will cost32000, if built of frame; $2500, of bricks. First Floor.—A, kitchen,. 15 by 16 feet; B, living-room, 20 by 16 feet; C, bed-room, 15 by 15 feet; D,wood-shed, 8 by 16 feet;, E, water-closet, 4 by 4 feet;F, passage to cellar and wood shed; H, front porch,5 by 10 feet. Second Floor,—K, bed-room, 9 by


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