RURAL ARCHITECTURE. 329 



Romantic style, the Picturesque schools in architecture 

 In classical buildings, as in beautiful landscape, we are led 

 to admire simplicity of forms and outlines, purity of effect, 

 and grace of composition. In the Romantic or Picturesque 

 buildings, we are struck by the irregularity of forms and 

 outlines, variety of effect, and boldness of composition. 

 What, therefore, can be more evident in seeking to 

 produce unity of effect than the propriety of selecting 

 some variations of the classical style for Beautiful 

 landscape, and some species of romantic irregular building 

 for Picturesque landscape ? 



In a practical point of view, all buildings which have 

 considerable simplicity of outline, a certain complete and 

 graceful style of ornament, and a polished and refined kind 

 of finish, may be considered as likely to harmonize best 

 with all landscape where the expi'ession is that of simple 

 nr graceful beauty — where the lawn or surface is level or 

 gently undulating, the trees rich and full in foliage and 

 form, and the general character of the scenery peaceful 

 and beautiful. Such are the Grecian, Roman, Tuscan, 

 and the chaster Italian styles. 



On the other hand, buildings of more irregular outline, 

 in which appear bolder or ruder ornaments, and a certain 

 free and more rustic air in finishing, are those which 

 should be selected to accompany scenery of a wilder or 

 more picturesque character, abounding in striking varia- 

 tions of surface, wood, and water. And these are the 

 Castellated, the Tudor, and the old English in all its forms. 



There is still an intermediate kind of architecture, 

 originally a variation of the classical style, but which, in 

 becoming adapted to different and more picturesque 

 situations, has lost much of its graceful character, and has 



