Name/Title
The Architecture of Country Houses Including Designs for Cottages, and Farm-Houses, and Villas...Entry/Object ID
2015.002.079Description
Sets forth what the author believed to be the ideal American way of life and the satisfactory houses and furnishings with which he felt were best for Americans. The core of the book is the designs he presented: 13 cottages, 7 farm houses, 14 villas.
Contents: On the real meaning of architecture -- What a cottage should be -- Materials and modes of construction -- Designs for cottages -- What a farm-house should be -- Designs for farm-houses -- Miscellaneous details -- Hints for cottage and farm stables -- What a country house or villa should be -- Designs for villas and country houses -- Interior finishings of country homes -- Furniture -- Warming and ventilation.
xxiv, 484 p. : ill., plans ; 22 cm. (softcover)Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
Accession
2015.002Source or Donor
New Library Catalog Records (2015)Acquisition Method
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Nomenclature 4.0
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BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Country homes--United StatesBook Details
Author
Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852Edition
1st Dover ed.Publisher
Dover PublicationsDate Published
1969Call No.
NA7561 .D75 1969ISBN
0486220036LCCN
69017702Notes
Copy No.: 0Location
Category
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: By A.J. Downing, with a new introduction by J. Stewart Johnson.
Full title: The architecture of country houses; including designs for cottages, and farmhouses, and villas, with remarks on interiors, furniture, and the best modes of warming and ventilating.Created By
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