Index to COUNTRY HOMES, 1871

TABLE OF CONTENTS
HINTS TO HOUSE SEEKERS - CHOOSING THE SITE, 13
THE PLAN, 15
WATER SUPPLY, 17
KITCHEN AND VENTILATION, 19
PROPORTION, 21
THE STYLE, 27
THE FOUNDATIONS, 30
CISTERNS AND FILTERERS, 33
SUPERSTRUCTURE WALLS, 35
BRICK, 40
DESCRIPTION OF ANCIENT METHODS, 41
CONCRETE WALLS, 44
ELEMENTS OF A GOOD CONCRETE, 47
CONCRETE MOULDS, PROPORTIONS - HOW TO LAY A WALL, 48
AGGLOMERATED CONCRETE, 53
AMERICAN BUILDING BLOCK, 54
EN PISE, 55
WOODEN WALLS, 60
EXTERNAL COVERING OF FRAMES, 81
THE ROOF. 88
TIMBER, ITS PROPERTIES AND PRESERVATION 92
SELECTION OF TREES FOR TIMBER 101
SEASONING AND PRESERVATION OF TIMBER, 102
PAINTING, 105
DESIGN ONE - PICTURESQUE STONE COTTAGE, 126
DESIGN TWO - HALF - TIMBERED COTTAGE, 135
DESIGN THREE - A WORKINGMAN’8 COTTAGE, 142
DESIGN FOUR - A SEMI - SWISS ORNEE DWELLING, 145
DESIGN FIVE - CLEMATIS COTTAGE, 150
DESIGN SIX - A SYMMETRICAL COTTAGE, 155
DESIGN SEVEN - A SMALL VILLA OF BROWN STONE, 158
DESIGN EIGHT - A SEA SIDE COTTAGE, 163
DESIGN NINE - A SUBURBAN STABLE, 170
DESIGN TEN - A COUNTRY CHURCH. 175
DESIGN ELEVEN - A COUNTRY CHURCH. 180
DESIGN TWELVE - A COUNTRY CHURCH, 185
DESIGN THIRTEEN - A FARM BARN, 200
DESIGN FOURTEEN - A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN'S, 205
DESIGN FIFTEEN - SMALL SUBURBAN STABLE, 207
DESIGN SIXTEEN - SMALL SUBURBAN STABLE, 208
DESIGN SEVENTEEN - BOWLING ALLEY, 210
DESIGN EIGHTEEN - RESIDENCE OF C. E. ROBINS, 211
DESIGN NINETEEN - A DOUBLE COTTAGE IN THE RURAL GOTHIC STYLE, 240
DESIGN TWENTY - ITALIAN COTTAGE, 245
DESIGN TWENTY ONE - ITALIAN VILLA, 249
DESIGN DESIGN TWENTY TWO - MELROSE COTTAGES, 258
DESIGN TWENTY THREE - A PICTURESQUE VILLA, 256
DESIGN TWENTY FOUR - BRICK SUMMER RESIDENCE, S. L, 259
DESIGN TWENTY FIVE - A COUNTRY HOUSE, 268
DESIGN TWENTY SIX - A SINGLE SUMMER RESIDENCE OF BRICK, BAY SHORE, S. I., 265
DESIGN TWENTY SEVEN - A MECHANIC’S COTTAGE, 269
DESIGN TWENTY EIGHT - A COUNTRY HOUSE, 271
DESIGN TWENTY NINE - BRONXVILLE HOUSE, 275
DESIGN THIRTY - A COUNTRY HOUSE, 278
DESIGN THIRTY ONE - MR. J. H. POST’S VILLA, 281
DESIGN THIRTY TWO - A SUBURBAN DWELLING OF STONE, 284
DESIGN THIRTY THREE - LABORER’S COTTAGE, 287