Suburban homes for city business men. A description of the country, with a statement of the inducements offered on the life of the Erie railway
A promotional guide issued by the Erie Railway Company in New York in 1867, pairing descriptions of commuter country districts with model house designs for city businessmen considering suburban lots. Wood-engraved perspective views show gabled cottages set among trees, each backed by black-line floor plans with labelled rooms and dimensions — usable as period architectural vignettes, plan diagrams, and hand-lettered captions.
