The house, a manual of rural architecture, or, How to build country houses and out-buildings : embracing the origin and meaning of the house ; the art of house-building, including planning, style and construction ; desings and descriptions of cottages farm-houses, villas and out-buildings, of various cost and in the different styles of architecture, etc., etc. ; and an appendix containing recipes for paints and washes, stucco, rough-cast, etc. ; and instructions for roofing, building with rough stone, unburnt brick, balloon frames, and the concrete or gravel wall ; with numerous original plans (1866)
Jacques, D. H. (Daniel Harrison), 1825-1877 · New York : The American News Company, 39 and 41 Chambers Street · leaf 152
be ventilated by means of a door or lattice window ineach gable. The drain can be constructed in accordance withthe situation, the only things requiring attention being to haveit carry oft all the water settling at the bottom, and not be soopen as to allow the passage of air into the vault. Barns,… … concrete. Ventilation is secured by leaving a small apertureIn the peak of the roof, protected by a hood or cap, as shown.Should an underground house be preferred, the plan of build-ing can be the same; or a less expensive method may be used.A side-hill having a northern exposure affords a…
Country homes · Architecture, Domestic
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