The country house; a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings (1905)
Hooper, Charles Edward, 1867- · New York : Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 50
the man you want;dont get someone else to copy his design. If you have no very clear idea as towhat you wish, go to the professionalman at once. In any case get roughsketches at first, so as not to make tooexpensive a job of it; if the finishedplans have to be altered too much, thearchitect is apt… … PL* 26 The Country House new sketch on tracing paper over the first. Keep all your efforts, as they arevaluable for reference. Pick out the best features of your many attempts and tryif they will combine; they probably wont, but try. Do not prolong your fun so as to make thearchitect too muchwork…
Architecture, Domestic · Suburban homes · Gardens
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