. The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house . Ground plan. gentleman who very much admired it, and who wasanxious to have a semi-detached villa of the samecharacter. The villa was therefore designed so thatanother could be placed by the side of it. The twogables form the centre, the chimney stack is betweenthem on the roof; tlie front was to have a sunk area, 384 A SUBURBAN VILLA. topped by a Gothic balustrade, and as there were noprincipal rooms on the basement floor in the front
. The Englishman's house, from a cottage to a mansion. A practical guide to members of building societies, and all interested in selecting or building a house . Ground plan. gentleman who very much admired it, and who wasanxious to have a semi-detached villa of the samecharacter. The villa was therefore designed so thatanother could be placed by the side of it. The twogables form the centre, the chimney stack is betweenthem on the roof; tlie front was to have a sunk area, 384 A SUBURBAN VILLA. topped by a Gothic balustrade, and as there were noprincipal rooms on the basement floor in the front ofthe house, this was easily given ; the rooms at theback looked into the garden, and these had the groundin front of them sloped up. The ground plan shows an entrance hall a, 14 10 ft., with a commodious staircase b, iH ft. by12 ft., to the left. There was a closet to the right;. The one pair plan. a lift from the basement could easily be obtained study c, was about 16 ft. square, and was enteredfrom the hall; the dining-room e, had a bay window,and was in the centre of the building; it measured20 ft. square. The drawing-room d, was very large,being 31 ft. in length by 16 ft. in breadth, with alarge window at each end; this was often considered A SUBURBAN VILLA. 385 objectionable, as the occupants of the room can alwaysbe seen from the opposite houses, but as this wasintended for a semi-detached villa, windows could notbe obtained at the side. The one-pair plan contains one large and threesmall bedrooms, with a closet. Over the porch wasplaced a conservatory, and by its side the tower stair-case led up to the attic. This contained four good-
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