Holly's Picturesque Country Seats: A Complete Reprint of the 1863 ClassicHandsome reprint of rare stylebook contains 34 designs for cottages, villas, mansions and other residences, as well as churches, city buildings, and railway stations. Extensive commentary on architectural styles, construction materials, features of each building, cost estimates and more. 36 detailed plates present exterior views, floor plans and before-and-after views. |
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... Cottages , Villas , Mansions , etc. , with Their Accompanying Outbuild- ings ; also , Country Churches , City Buildings , Railway Stations , etc. , etc. , originally published by D. Appleton and Company , New York , in 1863 . A new ...
... Cottages , Villas , Mansions , etc. , with Their Accompanying Outbuild- ings ; also , Country Churches , City Buildings , Railway Stations , etc. , etc. , originally published by D. Appleton and Company , New York , in 1863 . A new ...
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Contents
SOME ACCOUNT OF THE HISTORY OF ARCHITECTURE | 1 |
DESIGN No | 30 |
GATE LODGE | 33 |
DESIGN No 2 | 41 |
A SQUARE STONE HOUSE | 59 |
A TUDOR VILLA J D BEDFORD Esq | 69 |
DESIGN No 12 | 96 |
AN ITALIAN VILLA O BENEDICT Esq | 97 |
A GOTHIC VILLA MRS T D WHEELER | 109 |
THE MANSION | 113 |
DESIGN No 15 | 116 |
CASTELLATED VILLA | 133 |
DESIGN No 27 | 140 |
DESIGN No 3 | 146 |
EARLY ENGLISH CHAPEL | 161 |
REMODELLING OF A COUNTRY HOUSE J HOWLAND Esq | 105 |
Common terms and phrases
alcove alteration American apartments arch architect architecture arrangement attic Balcony Bath Room bay window beauty bedrooms brick building built Butler's Pantry carriage castle ceiling Chamber character chimney Coat Closet color communicates connection construction cost cottage cottage orné country house country seat dining room drawing room Dressing Room dumb waiter dwelling effect elegant England enlarged Entrance Porch Estimate expense extend external feature feet fireplace folding doors FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT furnace furniture gable give Gothic ground heat Holly Houses of York interior irregular kitchen light Linen Closet lodge main hall main stairs obtained occupied opening ornamental owner parlor Paul Schulze perhaps picturesque reader rear refinement roof rural scenery SECOND FLOOR PLAN second story servants serve side sideboard sitting room space spacious Staircase Hall stairway stone Store Room style taste Terrace tower Tudor architecture ventilation Veranda vestibule villa walls Wheeler wood