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 68
as a weight at either end; ifnails are driven into the batter boards, to serve instead of notches, the lines aremade fast to these and pulled as taut as possible. It is alwaysbetter to have a sur-veyor lay out thehouse. He is in thehabit of being care-ful and accurate,and your edifice isless apt to… … House at Lawrence Park, Brv,nxville, N. Y. A simple and vigorous example of stone andshingle work, with low-pitched hip roof. Wm. A. Bates, architect 44 The Country House pointing of the wall on the outside, and also a space to be filled with sand orgravel for the carrying off of water from the…
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