There is a manifestpropriety in the strong and decided features of the exte-rior finish of this example, wherein each part has its dis-tinctive characteristics of utility, harmony, and truthful- HOUSE-PLANS FOE EVERYBODY. 135 aesa—a combination that never fails to please even themost tasteful, and… … Fig. 95.—ELEVATION OF HOUSE, WITH OFFICE ATTACHED. erous appearance, having been shorn of their beautythrough a mistaken idea that economy precludes the leastindulgence ?n taste. Good taste only demands that everyseparate part of any building shall be in harmony withthe whole, and this feature of…
Architecture, Domestic · Designs and plans
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