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DESIGN FOPw AN ITALIAN TILLA. 



It will be seen that the 

 portions of the building con- 

 taining' drawing-rooni, laun- 

 dry, (tc, only extend one 

 story ; the house could, 

 therefore, at any future time, 

 be thus much increased in 

 size, and liglit to the hall 

 and staircase elsewhere ob- 

 tained. 



The attic floor contains 

 abundant accommodation for 

 servants, and a large room 

 over Xo. G suitable, from 

 its aiiy position, as a nur- 

 seiy, or spare room. There 

 is also a handsome room in 

 the ujjper story of the tower, 

 which is reached by a stair- 

 case placed in the corridor 

 on the attic floor. All tlie apartments throughout the house are of laro-e size, and 

 the height of the stories are in proportion. 



The external appearance of the building is very eftective — the breaking up of the 

 parts that the plan permits giving an opportunity for picturesque treatment of its 

 outlines. The character of the work is bold, and the general effect of the mass har- 

 monizes very well with the surrounding scenery. 



The cost of the building, with its adjuncts, has not exceeded twelve thousand 

 dollars, and it is well built and finished throughout. 



There are many minutiae of convenience that the smallness of the scale does not 

 permit me to show in the plans, but as a type of the American Suburban Villa, I 

 think the design will bear inspection, and the arrangements of the building a close 

 and critical examination. 



SECOND FLOOR. 



