RURAL HOMES; OR, SKETCHES OF HOUSES suited to American Country Life. 

 With over 70 Original Plans, Designs, &c. By GEEVASE WHEELEK. 1 voL 12mo. 

 Price, $1,25. 



It commences with the first foot-tread upon the spot chosen for the house ; details the 

 considerations that should weigh in selecting the site ; gives models of buildings differing 

 In character, extent, and cost; shows how to harmonize the building with the surrounding 

 scenery ; teaches how healthfully to warm and ventilate ; assists in selecting furniture and 

 the innumerable articles of utility and ornament used in constructing and finishing, and 

 concludes with final practical directions, giving useful limits as to drawing up written de- 

 scriptions, specifications and contracts. 



" In this neat and tasteful volume, Mr. Wheeler has condensed the results of an accom- 

 plished training in his art, and the liberal professional practice of it 



" We can confidently recommend this elaborate production to the attention of gentle- 

 men who ars about building or renovating their country houses, to professional architects, 

 and to all readers of discrimination, who wish to knflw what is truly eloquent in this beau- 

 tiful art, and to cultivate a taste worthy to cope with "judgment of wisest censure." 



" The cost of such establishments is carefully considered, no less than the comforts they 

 should afford, the display they can (honestly) pretend to, and all the adjuncts that go to 

 complete the ideal of a convenient and elegant mansion/' 2f. Y. Mirror. 



" It is extremely practical, containing such simple and comprehensive directions for all 

 wishing at any time to build, being in fact the sum of the author's study and e.T$>erience as 

 an architect for many years." Albany Spectator. 



" Mr. Wheeler's remarks convey much practical and useful information, evince good 

 taste and a proper appreciation of the beautiful, and no one should build a rural house 

 without first hearing what ho has to recommend." Philadelphia Presbyterian. 



"Important in its subject, careful and ample in Its details, and charmingly attractive in 

 its style. It gives all the information that would be desired as to the selection of sites 

 the choice of appropriate styles, the particulars of plans, materials, fences, gateways, furni- 

 ture, warming, ventilation, specifications, contracts, &a, concluding with a chapter on the 

 Intellectual and moral effect of rural architecture." Hartford Religious Herald. 



"A book very much needed, for it teaches people how to build comfortable, sensible, 

 beautiful country houses. Its conformity to common sense, as well as to the sense cf 

 beauty, cannot be too much commended." Jf. Y. Courier & Enquirer. 



"No person can read this book without gaining much useful knowledge, and it will be a 

 great aid to those who intend to build houses for their own use. It is scientific without 

 being so interlarded with technical terms as to confuse the reader, and contains all the in- 

 formation necessary to build a house from the cellar to the ridge pole. It is a parlor book, 

 or a book for the workshop, and will be valuable in either place." Buffalo Commercial. 



"This work should be in the hands of every one who contemplates building for himse'f 

 a home. It is filled with beautifully executed elevations and plans of country houses from 

 the most unpretending cottage to the villa. Its contents are simple and comprehensiva,- 

 embracing every variety of house usually needed." Lowell Courier. 



"To all who desire a delightful rural retreat of "lively cottagely" 1 of getting a fair equiv- 

 alent of comfort and tastefulness, for a moderate outlay, we commend the Rural Ilomefl of 

 Mr. Wheeler." N. Y Evening Post. 



