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Authentic Victorian Villas and Cottages
Over 100 Designs with Elevations and Floor Plans
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Authentic Victorian Villas and Cottages
Over 100 Designs with Elevations and Floor Plans
About this book
More than 100 magnificent home plans provide lovers of Victoriana the finest examples of period architecture. Compiled by Isaac Hobbs, a prominent Philadelphia architect of the period, the book also offers an informative discussion on the principles and practices of practical home design and construction.
Designs and floor and ground plans for villas, cottages, and other residences are revealed in 122 detailed engravings, among them a six-room ornamental cottage (without bathroom facilities) for $1,500; an elegant Elizabethan villa, with entry hall, library, china closet, and five bedrooms, for $27,000; and an ornate Gothic suburban residence, complete with parlor, sitting room, dressing rooms, six bedrooms, and two bathrooms, at a cost of $33,000.
Invaluable to architects, preservationists, and home restorers, this authentic guide to a wealth of house styles from the late 1800s will also delight anyone intrigued by Victorian life.
Designs and floor and ground plans for villas, cottages, and other residences are revealed in 122 detailed engravings, among them a six-room ornamental cottage (without bathroom facilities) for $1,500; an elegant Elizabethan villa, with entry hall, library, china closet, and five bedrooms, for $27,000; and an ornate Gothic suburban residence, complete with parlor, sitting room, dressing rooms, six bedrooms, and two bathrooms, at a cost of $33,000.
Invaluable to architects, preservationists, and home restorers, this authentic guide to a wealth of house styles from the late 1800s will also delight anyone intrigued by Victorian life.
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
INTRODUCTION.
HOBBS’S RULES FOR CRITICISM.
PREFACE.
DESIGN I. - A MODEL RESIDENCE.
DESIGN II. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN III. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN IV. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN V. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN VI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN VII. - ANGLO-FRENCH VILLA.
DESIGN VIII. - FRENCH VILLA.
DESIGN IX. - ANGLO-FRENCH VILLA.
DESIGN X. - FRENCH COUNTRY RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XI. - ROMANESQUE VILLA.
DESIGN XII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XIII. - ORNAMENTAL COTTAGE.
DESIGN XIV. - COUNTRY RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XV. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XVI. - VILLAGE OR SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XVII. - VILLAGE OR SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XVIII. - VILLAGE OR SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XIX. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XX. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXII. - ITALIAN VILLA.
DESIGN XXIII. - SUBURBAN VILLA.
DESIGN XXIV. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXV. - MODEL RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXVI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXVII. - A MODEL RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXVIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXIX. - A MODEL RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXX. - SUBURBAN OR RIVER-SIDE RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXXI. - ORNAMENTAL FRENCH VILLA.
DESIGN XXXII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXXIII. - ENGLISH-GOTHIC RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXXIV. - SMALL COTTAGE.
DESIGN XXXV. - A SMALL COTTAGE.
DESIGN XXXVI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXXVII. - COTTAGE IN THE POINTED STYLE.
DESIGN XXXVIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
DESIGN XXXIX. - PICTURESQUE VILLA.
DE...
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION.
- HOBBS’S RULES FOR CRITICISM.
- PREFACE.
- DESIGN I. - A MODEL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN II. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN III. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN IV. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN V. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN VI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN VII. - ANGLO-FRENCH VILLA.
- DESIGN VIII. - FRENCH VILLA.
- DESIGN IX. - ANGLO-FRENCH VILLA.
- DESIGN X. - FRENCH COUNTRY RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XI. - ROMANESQUE VILLA.
- DESIGN XII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XIII. - ORNAMENTAL COTTAGE.
- DESIGN XIV. - COUNTRY RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XV. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XVI. - VILLAGE OR SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XVII. - VILLAGE OR SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XVIII. - VILLAGE OR SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XIX. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XX. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXII. - ITALIAN VILLA.
- DESIGN XXIII. - SUBURBAN VILLA.
- DESIGN XXIV. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXV. - MODEL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXVI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXVII. - A MODEL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXVIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXIX. - A MODEL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXX. - SUBURBAN OR RIVER-SIDE RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXXI. - ORNAMENTAL FRENCH VILLA.
- DESIGN XXXII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXXIII. - ENGLISH-GOTHIC RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXXIV. - SMALL COTTAGE.
- DESIGN XXXV. - A SMALL COTTAGE.
- DESIGN XXXVI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXXVII. - COTTAGE IN THE POINTED STYLE.
- DESIGN XXXVIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XXXIX. - PICTURESQUE VILLA.
- DESIGN XL. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XLI. - ORNAMENTAL COTTAGE.
- DESIGN XLII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XLIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XLIV. - ORNAMENTAL COTTAGE.
- DESIGN XLV. - MODEL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XLVI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XLVII. - MODEL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XLVIII. - A MODEL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XLIX. - AN ELIZABETHAN VILLA.
- DESIGN L. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LI. - ITALIAN VILLA.
- DESIGN LII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE, GRECIAN STYLE.
- DESIGN LIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LIV. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LV. - AN AMERICAN COTTAGE.
- DESIGN LVI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LVII. - ITALIAN VILLA.
- DESIGN LVIII. - ITALIAN VILLA.
- DESIGN LIX. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE, ITALIAN STYLE.
- DESIGN LX. - SUBURBAN VILLA.
- DESIGN LXI. - VILLAGE OR SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXII. - RESIDENCE IN THE ITALIAN STYLE.
- DESIGN LXIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXIV. - ITALIAN VILLA.
- DESIGN LXV. - ITALIAN VILLA.
- DESIGN LXVI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXVII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXVIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXIX. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXX. - MANSION IN THE ELIZABETHAN STYLE.
- DESIGN LXXI. - ITALIAN VILLA.
- DESIGN LXXII. - AMERICAN BRACKETED VILLA.
- DESIGN LXXIII. - ITALIAN VILLA.
- DESIGN LXXIV. - SCHOOL-HOUSE.
- DESIGN LXXV. - GOTHIC CHURCH.
- DESIGN LXXVI. - EPISCOPALIAN CHURCH.
- DESIGN LXXVII. - PLAIN FRENCH VILLA.
- DESIGN LXXVIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXXIX. - COUNTRY RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXXX. - ORNAMENTAL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXXXI. - GOTHIC SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXXXII. - SOUTHERN COTTAGE.
- DESIGN LXXXIII. - COUNTRY RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXXXIV. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXXXV. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXXXVI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN LXXXVII. - SUBURBAN MANSION.
- DESIGN LXXXVIII. - AMERICAN COTTAGE VILLA.
- DESIGN LXXXIX. - AMERICAN COTTAGE.
- DESIGN XC. - AMERICAN SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XCI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XCII. - AN AMERICAN COTTAGE.
- DESIGN XCIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XCIV. - AMERICAN ORNAMENTAL VILLA.
- DESIGN XCV. - AN AMERICAN COTTAGE.
- DESIGN XCVI. - MODEL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XCVII. - RURAL MODEL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN XCVIII. - ORNAMENTAL COTTAGE.
- DESIGN XCIX. - STRUCTURAL PARK RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN C. - PARK PICTURESQUE VILLA.
- DESIGN CI. - AMERICAN SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CIII. - FRENCH SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CIV. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CV. - MODEL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CVI. - MODEL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CVII. - MODEL RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CVIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CIX. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CX. - FRENCH SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CXI. - ITALIAN VILLA.
- DESIGN CXII. - SUBURBAN OR COUNTRY RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CXIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CXIV. - SWISS COTTAGE.
- DESIGN CXV. - AMERICAN COTTAGE.
- DESIGN CXVI. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CXVII. - MODEL COTTAGE.
- DESIGN CXVIII. - SUBURBAN RESIDENCE.
- DESIGN CXIX. - CHILDREN’S HOME.
- DESIGN CXX. - CARRIAGE-HOUSE AND STABLE.
- DESIGN CXXI. - CEMETERY ENTRANCE.
- DESIGN CXXII. - MEMORIAL ARCHITECTURE.