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 158
sement. The walls are to be built of brick, the exterior projectionsbeing faced with front brick,costing about $10 per thou-sand. The window siLs, doca-siUs, caps, and steps are tobe of cut stone. The roof,cornices, and cupola are tobe of wood. The main roof is to be covered with slate. gallery… … 156 The House. II.—A VILLAGE SCHOOL-HOUSE. This design represents a single two-story school-house suit-able for a small village or other country place. The first andBecoud stories are almost entirely alike in their arrangements.Each room will accommodate fifty-two pupils, and has recita-tion…
Country homes · Architecture, Domestic
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