Authentic Victorian Villas and Cottages (eBook)

Over 100 Designs with Elevations and Floor Plans

Isaac H. Hobbs (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2013
272 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-14717-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Wide array of magnificent homes of the period, among them an ornate Gothic suburban residence, with parlor, sitting room, dressing rooms, six bedrooms, and two baths for $33,000. 122 engravings.

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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.

Inhalt

IntroductionHobbs's Rules for CriticismPrefaceDesigns A Model Residence Suburban Residence Anglo-French Villa French Villa French Country Residence Romanesque Villa Ornamental Cottage Country Residence Village or Suburban Residence Italian Villa Suburban Villa Suburban or River-side Residence Ornamental French Villa English-Gothic Residence Small Cottage Cottage in the Pointed Style Picturesque Villa An Elizabethan Villa Suburban Residence, Grecian Style An American Cottage Suburban Residence, Italian Style Residence in the Italian Style Mansion in the Elizabethan Style American Bracketed Villa School-House Gothic Church Episcopalian Church Plain French Villa Ornamental Residence Gothic Suburban Residence Southern Cottage Suburban Mansion American Cottage Villa American Suburban Residence Rural Model Residence Structural Park Residence Park Picturesque Villa French Suburban Residence Swiss Cottage Children's Home Carriage-House and Stable Cemetery Entrance Memorial Architecture

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.2.2013
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Architecture
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 160 x 160 mm
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Architektur
• ISBN-10: 0-486-14717-7 / 0486147177
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-14717-8 / 9780486147178