The House a Manual of Rural Architecture Or How to Build Country Houses And O
The House a Manual of Rural Architecture Or How to Build Country Houses And O
Daniel Harrison Jacques
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All the moss — if any — should be removed or swept off with a stiff broom before putting on the new shingles. — National Era. ILLAS, 105 VII. VILLAS. Here no state cliiimlierg in long line unfold, Bilgtit with broail minors, rough with I'rette Yi-t niDileBt oinameut with use combined Attracts the eye to exercise tlie mind. I. -WHAT IS A VILLA? TSTORTCALLY, the question is readily an- swered. It was originally a summer residence in the vicinity of an Italian city, erected for occupation merely d...uring the warm season. The word is now used with a wider signification. According to Downing, " what we mean by a villain the United States, is the country house of a person of competence or wealth sufficient to build and maintain it with some taste and elegance — the most refined home of America — the home of its most leisurely and educated class of citizens. " "What, then, " continues Mr. Downing, "should the villa be architecturally? It should be, firstly, the most convenient — secondly, the most truthful or significant — and thirdly, the most beautiful, of dwellings.
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