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 78
f desired, but would render the room somewhat colder inwinter. The large room in the rear will serve as a wash-room,as well as a place for fuel. If the house should be built ou a llousKs OF iwo Stories. 75 farm, the milk room would occupy a part of the room justmentioned, the wood-shed being… … Second Floor Plan. is a particularly fine apartment. If it be desired to preservethe chimney projection, closets may be obtained by recessingthe window, as in the case of the room at the left. A cellar under the library and hall would be sufficient, unlessit be built as a farm-house. II.—A COXINTET…
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