. Villas and cottages . VILLAS AND COTTAGES. 141 DESIGN No. 4. RURAL COTTAGE. This design, erected by Dr. de la Montagnie, ofFishkill Landing, is situated amidst quiet, agreeablehome scenery, and commands several beautiful views,both of the Hudson and of the noble hills that riseup at this point from its eastern shore. The approachroad near it is picturesquely wooded on both sides, soas to seem more like a wide lane than a common high-road ; and all the circumstances suggested an unpre-tending, but really rural house. As the accommodation required was not extensive,there was no necessity for a
. Villas and cottages . VILLAS AND COTTAGES. 141 DESIGN No. 4. RURAL COTTAGE. This design, erected by Dr. de la Montagnie, ofFishkill Landing, is situated amidst quiet, agreeablehome scenery, and commands several beautiful views,both of the Hudson and of the noble hills that riseup at this point from its eastern shore. The approachroad near it is picturesquely wooded on both sides, soas to seem more like a wide lane than a common high-road ; and all the circumstances suggested an unpre-tending, but really rural house. As the accommodation required was not extensive,there was no necessity for attic bedrooms, and the cot-tage is, therefore, planned a story and a half high, asit is called, the roof coming down a foot or two belowthe ceiling line, not, however, so as to interfere withthe occupation of the rooms in any way. Although,by this arrangement, the ceilings of the bedrooms areless elegant than they would be if finished off square,as usual, there is one decided advantage attending it,. which was fairly illustrated in the case under consid-eration. The ground in the immediate vicinity of thebuilding site was, as is often the case, somewhat bare 142 VILLAS AND COTTAGES. of trees, and the proprietor, with great care and pains,moved a number of healthy specimens, of larger sizethan usual, from the neighboring woods. Fortunate-ly these have thriven well for the most part, and theconsequence is, that although they are small, and havehad only a year or twos growth in their present situ-ation, they have quite an important effect in connec-tion with the house, because it is kept loiv, and withoverhanging eaves that still further take away the ef-fect of height. This design was built in a hollow, but the earthtaken out for foundations was so arranged that thehouse, as now finished, stands on a gentle eminence,and the natural impression of a stranger to the factswould be that Nature kindly provided a little blufffor the specific purpose of building the doctors cot-tage on.
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