Authentic Victorian Villas and Cottages

Over 100 Designs with Elevations and Floor Plans

$14.95

Publication Date: 16th January 2013

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 be... Read More
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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 be... Read More
Description
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.

Republication of the Philadelphia, 1876 edition.
Details
  • Price: $14.95
  • Pages: 272
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Architecture
  • Publication Date: 16th January 2013
  • Trim Size: 6.12 x 9.25 in
  • ISBN: 9780486147178
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    ARCHITECTURE / History / General
Table of Contents
Introduction
Hobbs's Rules for Criticism
Preface
Designs
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
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.

Republication of the Philadelphia, 1876 edition.
  • Price: $14.95
  • Pages: 272
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Dover Architecture
  • Publication Date: 16th January 2013
  • Trim Size: 6.12 x 9.25 in
  • ISBN: 9780486147178
  • Format: eBook
  • BISACs:
    ARCHITECTURE / History / General
Introduction
Hobbs's Rules for Criticism
Preface
Designs
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