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 (1871)
Richardson, C. J. (Charles James), 1806-1871 · London, J. C. Hotten · leaf 275
The front elevation. A SMALL COUNTRY RETREAT. 269 I ^HIS is a study for a small villa in the modernFrench style^ one which has lately been intro-duced into several buildings of domestic character inEngland, the woodwork being sent from France. The … Ground plan. chief feature of the style is the machine-cut orna-mental wood ; it is of common deal, about an inch ora little more in thicjiess. When placed up, andcoloured a light fawn colour or plain yellow, it is ex-tremely pleasing, and has the merit of being very cheap.The design has an…
Architecture, Domestic
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