Villas And Cottages. a Series of Designs Prepared for Execution in the United States
Villas And Cottages. a Series of Designs Prepared for Execution in the United States
A J Andrew Jackson Downing
The book Villas And Cottages. a Series of Designs Prepared for Execution in the United States was written by author A J Andrew Jackson Downing Here you can read free online of Villas And Cottages. a Series of Designs Prepared for Execution in the United States book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Villas And Cottages. a Series of Designs Prepared for Execution in the United States a good or bad book?
What reading level is Villas And Cottages. a Series of Designs Prepared for Execution in the United States book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
This house has not been estimated for at present, it is proposed to be built of brick furred oflF, the cellars and garret not being plastered. If finished in a plain way, the carpenter's aijd mason's estimates would prob- ably be a little over $7000. The vignette shows a design for a fence and gate prepared and executed for Mr. Rogers at Ravenswood. vjHittii worn A nUGB A2n> OiTBB. Digitized byVjOOQlC Digitized byVjOOQlC DESIGN No. 14. Digitized byVjOOQlC VILLAS AND COTTAGES. 199 DESIGN No. 14.... A PICTURESQUE SYMMETRICAL HOUSE. This design was prepared and executed for Mr. W. E. Warren, of Newburgh. It is situated in Mont- gomery Street, which is a straight road running par- allel with the river, at a considerable elevation, com- manding beautifiil views of West Point, the High- lands, and the Hudson. From this level the cross- streets descend with a steep pitch to the shore, and the building sites, in consequence, slope considerably. BASKMKMT FLAX. AXnO PLAH. BOOF FLA3I. As Mr. Warren's house was to be built on a comer lot, this peculiarity of position became very conspicu- ous, and required to be considered with some care, when preparing the plans, so as to avoid a stilted, Digitized byVjOOQlC 200 VILLAS AKD COTTAGBS.
User Reviews: