Cottages or, Hints on Economical Building

Cottages; or, Hints on Economical Building

The aim of this little book is simply to offer a few hints and suggestions to those about to build, or those interested in building, and to present a series of designs of low-cost cottages. These designs were made, by request, by different New York architects who have turned their attention to the subject. In view of the rapid growth of Art Ideas, and the great improvement in taste that has taken place during the last few years, it is believed that there is a demand for dwellings reasonable in cost yet artistic and home-like. [5] [6] [7] During the past few years our conception of what a country house should be, has entirely changed. Simplicity, elegance and refinement of design are demanded, and outward display, overloading with cheap ornamentation, is no longer in favor. Naturally the more expensive houses were the first to get the benefit of the architectural inspiration drawn largely from England. But now that English gables and dormers have spread so widely, now that we realize the beauty of our own colonial architecture, and that the Queen Anne craze is subsiding, so that only its best features remain, the less ambitious dwellings must not be left to the mercy of those builders whose ideas of beauty are limited to scroll-saw brackets and French roofs. It is our intention, in presenting a number of designs for country houses, to show what can be done with simple means, and to give sketches of cottages that may meet the wants of many who desire inexpensive homes which shall be at the same time cosy and picturesque. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 67922
Author: Gerhard, Wm. Paul (William Paul)
Release Date: Apr 25, 2022
Format: eBook
Language: English
Publisher: William T. Comstock
Publication Date: 1884
Publisher Country: United States

Contributors

Editor: Brunner, Arnold W. (Arnold William), 1857-1925