VOL. XXXII. No. 1 
WHOLE No. 1338. 
PRICE SIX CENTS, 
82.65 PER YEAR. 
£Bntercd_accordlrig to Act of CongreBB, in the year 1876. by the Rural Pu^s^ 
Company, In the office of the Librarian of Congr 0g 9 at Washington.] 
iii width, occupying the space of nearly two 
lots in front, and we believe the Doctor has 
two lota iu the rear, extending to another 
avenue—the four (making 60 by 140 feet) 
giving ample room and verge enough” for 
house, yard and appurtenances. Wo give 
this as a model In ita line—for, as we said in 
the notes already alluded to, it “is probably 
the iinestjprivate residence on the Bluffs and 
certainly moat tasteful, commodious and 
charmingly situated. 1 ' By the way, our ac¬ 
complished artist, Mr. E. Sears, has omitted 
the shrubbery and trees in order to show 
the elevation of the building to better ad¬ 
vantage. There are quite a number of large 
residences on the principal avenues, owned 
by men of note whose names we caminf. 
kind ot residence, especially for tho summer 
months, seems to have been very general, if 
not universal, and the great number of cot¬ 
tages of improved appearance, constructed 
within the past live years in various locali¬ 
ties throughout the United States, Canada, 
etc., attests that the wants of the people 
have been measurably supplied. Yet, judg¬ 
ing from recent observation, we are of opin¬ 
ion that the demand for cheap and conveni¬ 
ent cottages will increase rather than dimin¬ 
ish, especially in those sections of the coun¬ 
try to which city people resort for rest and 
recuperation during summer. Hence it will 
piobably pay capitalists audreal estateown- 
er m the future, as it has hi the recent past, 
to erect cottages in pleasant aud salubrious 
localities for rent at moderate figures during 
tho warm season or the whole year. 
Cottage life at the seaside and other sum¬ 
mer resorts is annually becoming more popu¬ 
lar with most people who can afford vaca¬ 
tions. Even the most distinguished and 
wealthy classes, including the highest offi¬ 
cials (President Grant Luis Ms summer cot¬ 
tage at Long Branch, as all know,) and other | 
dign.turies and notables apparently enjoy I 
cottage life, and the simplicity of style that 
many usually adopt—especially summer so- 
j mi ners at Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard— 
is oiike creditable aud exemplary. It is cer¬ 
tainly an example worthy of note and imita¬ 
tion by those who annually spend more than 
they can afford in dissipation and extrava¬ 
gance at fashionable wateringplacesandpop- 
ular 
IlllE 
* nau live iccb m none and rear. 
As there are no fences, but many shrubs and 
trees, the avenues built upon present a very 
picturesque appearance. The cottages are 
of plain pine, with light frames, and painted 
outs ids and in—rendering them neat, clean 
and (with the finish usually given) quite or¬ 
namental. They are mostly built on cedar 
posts, and few have cellars of uny size. The 
interiors are generally neatly though not ex¬ 
pensively furnished, and the walls decorated 
with pictures, ferns, etc. The wide (double) 
IVont doors are usually open day and cven- 
ing, and the people seem to live us much out¬ 
doors as in, the piazzas and surrounding 
groves being weli tenanted in pleasant 
weather. In fact, there is probably no place 
in America where cottage architecture and 
life (if not love) in a cottage, have been 
A. TUCKER, OAK BLUFFS 
- notes drawn during a recent sojourn at 
popular (but not extravagant or dissipated 
summer resort, wherein we spoke of the cot 
tages and cottage life in that novel and inde 
scnbable haven of rest, and promised to <rivt 
some specimens of its Villa and Cottage “Ar¬ 
chitecture In a future number. In fulfillment 
of that promise we herewith give the eleva¬ 
tions of two small cottages of similar size, but 
different in exterior style and ornamenta 
tion, aud a .view A Dr. H. A. Tucker’8 resi¬ 
dence—which is really a beautiful, well ar- 
ranged and commodious villa—finelv situ, 
ated on Ocean 
;es tftau uny 
The Rural 
Indeed, the style of simple 
avenue. 
brought to so great perfection as at Oak 
Bluffs. For much that is beautiful in the 
design and finish of their domicils the peo¬ 
ple are indebted to Mr. John S. Hammond, 
the principal (if nvt only) local architect, 
, who is also a skilled designer and manu¬ 
facturer of cottage trimmings, balusters, 
fc scrolls, etc. From him we bespeak an ar- 
i ticle °r essay on Cottage Architecture for 
=■ the Rural New-Yorker, in the belief that 
he is fully capable of doing the subject 
- j ustiee, and imparting valuable informa- M 
1 tioQ and suggestions thereupon. 
We rejoice that Cottage Architecture isP 
| receiving so much attention all over thefff 
l land, aud trust the subject will continue to 1P= 
r exert an influence upon the minds uudlf 
=5 affections of people who believe in home Sri 
5 comfort, and cheap, comfortable home3. jl 
s During the past quarter of a century we ti- 
COTTAGE AT OAK^BLUFFS, 
OOTTAGB AT OAX BLUFFS. 
