Hobbs's architecture- containing designs and ground plans for villas, cottages and other edifices, both suburban and rural, adapted to the United States. With rules for criticism, and introduction (14589671829)

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Title: Hobbs's architecture: containing designs and ground plans for villas, cottages and other edifices, both suburban and rural, adapted to the United States. With rules for criticism, and introduction
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Hobbs, Isaac H., and son, Philadelphia
Subjects: Architecture, Domestic
Publisher: Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott & Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries



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sign is for a cheap small cottage. It can bebuilt for about $1500, and, in some secluded situation,it would be very appropriate and beautiful. Theplans themselves explain the size of the rooms. Cheap cottages are seldom built from architectsdesigns and drawings, which, I think, is a great error.Why should we not have beautiful designs for thesmall as well as the large? The time is surely comingwhen the persons desiring fine homes will build theirdwellings from more matured designs than they doat the present day. To have them beautiful, conve-nient, and adapted to situations, costs no more thanabortions of taste, many of which are miserable copiesof sometimes good, but ofttimes of deformed, orig-inals. First Floor.—A, living-room, 10 by 14 feet; B,porch, 6 feet 6 inches ; C, hall, 9 feet 6 inches by 5feet 6 inches; D, kitchen, jo by 12 feet. Second Floor.— H, principal chamber, 10 by 14feet; I, hall, 9 feet 6 inches by 5 feet 6 inches; P, P,chambers, 10 by 7 feet. (90) DESIGN XXXV.
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FIRST FLOOR. SECOND FLOOR. (91) DESIGN XXXVI. SUBURBAN RESIDENCE. This design is in the decorated suburban style,and, when carried out in detail, will form a very de-sirable residence: one possessing fine accommoda-tions and comfort, with great economy of internalarrangement. It will be found, by a close examina-tion of the plans, that all the working parts of thehouse are private, commodious, and convenient. ItIs capable of being an ornament to any locality if theproportions of its parts are properly balanced, and thebuilding made to harmonize with its surroundings.This can only be done by those who have the truekey to proportion and adaptation. Cost, $10,000.Superstructure Is of bricks, painted, with all the Im-provements, water, gas, etc. Fi7st Floor.—A, parlor, 16 by 23 feet; B, sitting-room, 16 by 15 feet 8 inches; C, dining-room, 19 feet6 inches by 15 feet; D, kitchen, 14 by 18 feet; E,wash-room, 11 feet 4 inches by 11 feet 6 inches; F,pantry, 4 by 6 feet; G, lavatory, 4 by 4