RURAL ARCHITECTURE. 
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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 tc 
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 expression is that of simple 
jr 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 
