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Villas and cottages (1874)

Vaux, Calvert, 1824-1895 · New York, Harper & brothers · leaf 176

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on. It possesses one convenient qual-ity, which some other styles of plans can not be ar-ranged to include, for it admits of many modifica-tions, without sacrificing its advantages. It may becompletely altered in outside appearance, and doubledin extent of interior accommodation, and yet be… … roof of only moderate pitch is desirable. On levelground, or in a valley, a high-pitched roof should bepreferred. It is also an economical plan for the ac-commodation afforded, as will be seen by the particu- 172 VILLAS AND COTTAGES. lars oi cost that are annexed. The house, as now fin-ished, is…

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