The American cottage builder: a series of designs, plans, and specifications

THE
AMERICAN COTTAGE BUILDER:
A SERIES OF
DESIGNS, PLAINS, AND SPECIFICATIONS
FROM $200 TO $20,000.
FOR
HOMES FOR THE PEOPLE
BY JOHN BULLOCK,
ARCHITECT, CIVIL ENGINEER, MECHANICIAN, AND EDITOR OF THE RUDIMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE AND
BUILDING," ETC., ETC.
NEW EDITION — REVISED,
NEW YORK
STRINGER & TOWNSEND,
222 BROADWAY,
1854.
CONTENTS:
CHAPTER I.
Generally 11
CHAPTER II.
The Various Parts 15
CHAPTER III.
Terra Del Fuego Cottage 35
CHAPTER IV.
Prairie Cottage 37
CHAPTER V.
The Farm Cottage 43
CHAPTER VI.
The Village Cottage 49
CHAPTER VII.
Italian Cottage 50
CHAPTER VIII.
Thatched Cottage 51
CHAPTER IX.
Cottage of the Society for Improving the Condition of the Poor 53
CHAPTER X.
Warming and Ventilation 54
CHAPTER XI.
Model Cottage 186
CHAPTER XII.
Bubal Cottage 1,-9
CHAPTER XIII.
Octagon Cottage 192CHAPTER XIV
Drainage 195
CHAPTER XV
Rural Homes 210
CHAPTER XVI.
Paint and Color 225
CHAPTER XVII
Suburban Residences 235
CHAPTER XVIII.
Landscape Gardening 245
CHAPTER XIX.
Cost 316
CHAPTER XX.
Two Residences 318
CHAPTER XXI.
The Artist's and Artisan's Calling . . . 322