Suburban Villa. 



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SUBURBAN VILLA. 



PLAN OF" BASEMENT FLOOR 



Suburban villas of the present day are so multiform as regards 

 exterior elevation, that it is almost an impossibility to recognize 

 the order of architecture by which they may be designated. The 

 one under notice pre- 

 sents some prominent 

 features of the Italian 

 style, and consequent- 

 ly may not inaptly be 

 termed a pseudo-Ital- 

 ian villa. The flat roof 

 is wanting to complete 

 its resemblance to pure 

 Italian, as also several 

 details of a less con- 

 spicuous and important 

 character. The cam- 

 panile, instead of pro- 

 jecting boldly out from 

 the main structure, is 

 flush with one-half the 

 building, and projects 

 sufficiently on the 

 other half to afford a 

 spacious verandah. — 

 The pitch of the roof 

 has a tendency to dete- 

 riorate somewhat the 

 value of the tower, 

 when ornamentally 

 considered, making the 

 skyline feeble and mo- 

 notonous. The tower 

 is a strong feature in 

 Italian architecture, 

 and therefore devel- 

 opes picturesqueness 

 on its individual re- 

 sponsibility. It is in 



PLAN OF PRINCIPAL FLOO|t, 



