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OR

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MODERN

Architectural Designs & Details

CONTAINING 80 FINELY LITHOGRAPHED PLATES;

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MODERN

Architectural Designs and Details.

PRICE, POST-PAID, $10.00.

CONTENTS:

Plate 1—Perspective View and Plans of Queen Anne Cottage.

Plate 2—Three Elevations of same to ⅛ inch Scale.

Plate 3—Framing Plans, showing Construction.

Plate 4—Exterior Details of same, ¼ and ¾ inch Scale and Rear Elevation.

Plate 5—Exterior Details of same, ¼ and ¾ inch Scale.

Plate 6—Interior Details of same, ¼ and ¾ inch Scale.

Plate 7—Porch and Details, ½ and ¾ inch Scale, miscellaneous.

Plate 8—4 Piazzas and Details, ½ and ¾ inch Scale, miscellaneous.

Plate 9—Store Front, Scale, ¼ inch, 1 foot Details of Show Window, ” ½ ” 1 ” 3 Designs for Counters. ” ½ ” 1 ” Elevation of Shelves with Sections, ” 1 ” 1 ”

Plate 10—3 Store Counters and Sections. 2 Designs for Shelving and Sections. 1 Case with Glass Front and Drawers, Scale, ½ in., 1 ft.

Plate 11—20 Designs for Brackets, ” ¾ ” 1 ”

Plate 12—4 Designs for Gates and Fences, ” ¾ ” 1 ”

Plate 13—10 Designs Window Caps and Hoods, ” 3 ” 1 ”

Plate 14—24 Designs Architraves and Bases, ” 3 ” 1 ” 2 Designs Wainscoting, ” ¾ ” 1 ” 2 Designs Window Sills and Aprons, ” 3 ” 1 ”

Plate 15—17 Designs, Sections and details of Balconies, Scale, ⅜ & ¾ inch, 1 foot.

Plate 16—6 Elevations and 3 Plans of low priced cottages, costing from $500 to $1,500, according to locality. We do not publish cost in book, as we prefer to have builders fix prices as per requirements. Scale of Elevations and Plans, ³⁄₃₂ inch, 1 foot.

Plate 17—6 Elevations and 3 Plans of low priced Cottages, in Queen Anne style, costing from $500 to $1,500 and upwards, according to locality and style of finish. Scale, ³⁄₃₂ in. 1 ft.

Plate 18—2 Designs and Details of Summer Houses Scale, ½ & ¼ in. 1 ft.

Plate 19—Perspective View and Plans of House Suitable for Seaside, Summer or Southern Residence, Scale, ⅟₁₆ in. 1 ft.

Plate 20—3 Elevations of Design Plate 19. Scale, ⅛ & ⅟₁₆ in, 1 ft.

Plate 21—Framing Plans of Design Plate 19. Scale, ⅟₁₆ in. 1 ft.

Plate 22—Exterior Details of Design Plate 19 Scale, ½ in. 1 ft.

Plate 23—Interior Details of Design Plate 19 Scale, ½ in. 1 ft.

Plate 24—9 Designs of Window Sash, Queen Anne Style Scale, ¾ in. 1 ft.

Plate 25—2 Elevations and Details of Stores of moderate cost, with Dwellings above. Scale, ⅟₁₆, ⅛ and ¾ in. 1 ft.

Plate 26—Elevations and Details of Stores in Queen Anne Style. Scale, ¼,1½ and 3 in. 1 ft.

Plate 27—2 Elevations and Basement Plan of a First Class Modern Dwelling, to cost about $5,000. Scale of Elevations. ⅛ in. Scale of Plan. ⅟₁₆ in. 1 ft.

Plate 28—First and Second Floor Plans of Design shown on Plates 27 and 29 Scale ⅛ in. 1 ft.

Plate 29—2 Elevations and Attic Plan of Design Plate 27. Scale of Elevations, ⅓ in. Scale of Plan, ⅟₁₆ in. 1 ft.

Plate 30—Details of Front Porch Architraves Panels of Front Door, etc., of Design Plates 27 and 29. Scale, indicated on plate.

Plate 31—Details of Rear Porch, Front Gable, Balustrade, Cornice, Water Table, Shingles, and View of Flower Balcony. Scale, ¼ and 1 in. 1 ft.

Plate 32—20 Designs of Exterior and Interior Cornices and Belt Courses. Scale, ½ in. 1 ft.

Plate 33—5 Cornices, Wood, Terra Cotta and Stone. Scale, 1 in. 1 ft.

Plate 34—4 Designs for Single Doors, and 2 Designs and Sections of Front and Vestibule Doors. Scale, ½ and 1½ in. 1 ft.

Plate 35—8 Designs for Exterior and Interior Doors Scale, ½ in. Details of Panels. ½ full size, and 9 Designs of full size Mouldings.

Plate 36—15 Designs of Windows. Scale, ¼ in. 1 ft.

Plate 37—2 Designs and Details of Bay Windows. Scale, ¼ and ¾ in. 1 ft.

Plate 38—Plans, Elevations and View of a Suburban House of moderate cost. Scale indicated on plate.

Plate 39—Details of Design Plate 38. Scale, ½ in. 1 ft.

Plate 40—Elevations and Sections of Hall, Library, Parlor and 2 Chamber Mantels. Scale, ½ in. 1 ft.

Plate 41—Perspective View and Plans of House costing $6,000. Plans to scale.

Plate 42—2 Elevations of Design Plate 41. Scale, ⅓ in. 1 ft.

Plate 43—Exterior Details of Design Plates 41 and 42. Scale, ½ in. 1 ft. General Piazza Details; Front Gable Details; Dormer in Small Gable; Tower Dormer; Finial on Tower Roof; Section through Main Cornice; Cut Shingles; Small Posts Dormer, with Balcony.

Plate 44—Interior Details of Design Plates 41 and 42. Stair Details Rail and Balustrade; scale 1 in. 1 ft.; Bracket in Hall: scale, 1 in. 1 ft.; Bracket used on Beam between Library and Sitting Room; scale, 3 in. 1 ft.; Window finish; scale, 3 in. 1 ft.; Elevation of Staircase; scale, 1½ in. 1 ft.; Small Post, scale, 1½ in. 1 ft.; Bracket on Small Posts; scale, 1½ in. 1 ft.; Roll stopping Hand Rail on Newel Post; scale, 1½ in. 1 ft.; Rosette on Newel; scale, 1½ in. 1 ft.; Stair Newel; scale, 1½ in. 1 ft.

Plate 45—Perspective View of Queen Anne House at Short Hills, N. J., with Oriel Bay Window and 4 plans. Plans to scale. Cost $6,000.

Plate 46—Front and Side Elevations of Design Plate 45; scale, ⅓ in. 1 ft.

Plate 47—Exterior Details, Design Plates 45 and 46; scale, ½ in. 1 ft.; Bracket over Balcony; Water Table, etc.; Section through Verandah; Tower Finial; Triplet Window in side Gable; Carved Panels under front Gable Window; Section through Oriel; Porch Gable.

Plate 48—Interior Details, Design Plates 45 and 46; scale of Elevations, ½ in. 1 ft.; scale of details, 1½ in. 1 ft.; Interior of Hall; Newel; Baluster Rail, etc.; Wainscot; Hall Arch; Triplet Window; Horizontal section; Section through window sill; Cornice.

Plate 49—Perspective View and Plans of a Sea or Lake-Shore Cottage. Plans to Scale.

Plate 50—Water Front and Side Elevation of Design Plate 49. Drawn to scale.

Plate 51—Perspective View of Main Hall of Design Plate 49. Half Plan at Fireplace; Half Plan at Shelf; Plan and Elevation of Drawing Room; scale, ¼ in. Details of Porch, Gable and Chimney at ½ in. scale.

Plate 52—2 Sea-Side Cottages or Southern Houses, with Front Elevations and Plans of First Floor; Scale, ³⁄₃₂ in.

Plate 53—3 Small Sea-Shore or Southern Cottages, Two Elevations of each and one Plan of each. Scale of Elevations, 12 ft. to 1 in. Scale of Plan 24 and 36 ft. to 1 in.

Plate 54—5 Designs for Lattice Work. Scale, ⅛ in. to 1 ft.

Plate 55—6 Specimens of Sea-Side Cottages. Scale Design No. 1, ⅛ in. to 1 ft. Scale Designs No. 2 to 6, ³⁄₃₂ in. to 1 ft.

Plate 56—Inside Finish of a Summer Cottage. Fireplace, Niche and Plan Scale. ⅜ in. to 1 ft. Staircase Details and Bracket under Beam. Scale, 1 in. to 1 ft.

Plate 57—Front and North Elevations of a Lake View Cottage. Scale, ⅛ in.

Plate 58—Plans of First and Second Floors, Roof and Attic. Scale, ⅟₁₆ in.

Plate 59—South and Rear Elevations of Lake View Cottage. Scale, ⅛ in.

Plate 60—Details of Lake View Cottage. Hall, Fire-Place and Section Scale, ⅜ in. Exterior Finish Scale, ¼ in. Interior Finish Scale, ¾ in.

Plate 61—Plan, Elevations and Sections of a Dining Room Closet. Scale of Design, ½ in. Scale of Details, 1½ in.

Plate 62—Plans, Elevations, Details and Sections of 2 Wash Bowl Cabinets. Scales, 1 and 3 in.

Plate 63—5 Elevations and 4 Plans of Low Priced Colonial Cottages. Scale, ³⁄₃₂ in.

Plate 64—Turned Work. 5 Designs of Posts, 18 Designs of Balusters, 3 Designs of Columns, 6 Designs of Drops and 6 Designs of Finials.

Plate 65—Perspective View and Plans of a Modern Dwelling costing about $3,500. Scale of Plans, ⅟₁₆ in. 1 ft.

Plate 66—2 Elevations and Sections of Design Plate 65. Scale, ⅛ in. 1 ft.

Plate 67—Exterior and Interior Details of Design, plate 65. Scale ½ in. 1 ft.

Plate 68—A Balcony Gable. Scale, ½ in. 1 ft. Section, ¼ in. Plan, ⅓ in. Section of Cornices at ½ full size. Baluster, ½ full size.

Plate 69—Design of House recently Erected in California. This plate shows 2 Plans, 2 Elevations, Sections and Details. Scale, ⅟₁₆ to ¼ in. 1 ft.

Plate 70—3 Designs and Details of Verge Boards. Scale of Designs, ½ in. 1 ft. Details, 1½ in.

Plate 71—2 Plans and 2 Elevations of Dwelling House showing Eastlake features. Scale, ⅛ in. 1 ft. to ⅟₃₂ in. 1 ft.

Plate 72—4 Elevations and 4 Sections of Ventilators. Scale, ¼ in. 1 ft. to ¾ in. 1 ft.

Plate 73—Perspective View and Plans of Brick and Frame Cottage. Scale, ⅟₁₆ in. 1 foot.

Plate 74—Three Elevations of Design, Plate 73. Scale, ⅛ and ⅟₁₆ in. 1 ft.

Plate 75—Exterior and Interior Details of Design, Plate 73, embracing Details of Main Cornice, Parlor Bay, Porch, Cresting, Front Staircase and Parlor Mantel. Scales, ½ in. and 1½ in. 1 foot.

Plate 76—Dwelling in the Elizabethan Style. Elevations and Plans. Scale, ³⁄₃₂ in. 1 foot.

Plate 77—Fittings for Banking or Insurance Office. Elevations and Sections of Counter and Screen; Partition, Balusters, Rail, Desk, &c. Scale, ½ in. 1 foot.

Plate 78—Bank Fixtures, 2 Elevations of Bank Desks, Sections of same and Details. Scale of Elevations, ¾ in. 1 foot; Scale of Details, 3 in. 1 foot.

Plate 79—Ventilating Registers, cut in Brass, 2 circular, 2 oblong, and 3 spandril. Scale, ⅓ and ¼ full size.

Plate 80—Eight Designs for Chimney Tops. Scale, ½ in. 1 foot.

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THIS VALUABLE BOOK,

Detail, Cottage and Constructive Architecture.

Containing Seventy-Five Large Lithographic Plates, Published under the direction of A. J. BICKNELL.

Showing a great variety of Designs for Cornices, Brackets, Windows and Window Caps, Doors, Piazzas, Porches, Bay and Dormer Windows, Observatories, Towers, Chimney Tops, Balconies, Canopies, Scrolls, Gable and Sawed Ornaments, Fences, Stairs, Newels, Architraves, Mantels, Plaster Finish, Etc., including: Forty-five Perspectives, Elevations, and Plans of Modern Designs for Cottages, with Details, and Eighteen Elevations of Summer Houses, Villas, Sea-Side Cottages, and Country Houses, together with Fourteen Designs for Street and Store Fronts, with inside finish for Stores and Banks; also, Framing for Dwellings, Barns, Exhibition Buildings, Roofs, Bridges, etc., etc., making in all a Practical Book for Architects, Builders, Carpenters, and all who contemplate Building or Remodeling Wood, Stone, or Brick Buildings.

ONE LARGE QUARTO VOLUME. SENT FREE, BY MAIL OR EXPRESS, ON RECEIPT OF PRICE. $6.00.

_For description of Plates see following pages._

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RECENTLY PUBLISHED.

BY A. W. FULLER, Architect,

Containing 44 Plates of Queen Anne and Colonial Style Villas and Cottages, costing from $700 upwards

_One large (8½ × 12 inches) volume, handsomely bound in Cloth._

PRICE, POST-PAID, $3.50.

CONTENTS:

Plate I.—Perspective View of Stone and tile villa.

Plate II.—Floor Plans of Plate I.

Plate III.—Perspective View of Staircase Hall of Plate I, showing staircase and terra cotta mantel.

Plate IV.—Perspective View of Dining Room of Plate I, showing fireplace, recess, sideboard, dining table and furniture.

Plate V.—Perspective View of brick and tile villa.

Plate VI.—Floor Plans of Plate V.

Plate VII.—Perspective View of Staircase Hall of Plate V, showing staircase, fireplace under staircase in arched recess, and entrance to conservatory.

Plate VIII.—Perspective View of wood villa.

Plate IX.—Floor Plans of Plate VIII.

Plate X.—Perspective View of Staircase Hall of Plate VIII, showing staircase, &c.

Plate XI.—Perspective View of dining room of Plate VIII, showing fireplace and mantel, and furniture.

Plate XII.—Perspective View of “The old made new.”

Plate XIII.—Perspective View of wood villa.

Plate XIV.—Floor Plans of Plate XIII.

Plate XV.—Perspective View of Staircase Hall of Plate XIII, showing staircase, &c.

Plate XVI.—Perspective View of wood villa.

Plate XVII.—Floor Plans of villa No. XVI.

Plate XVIII.—Perspective View of brick and tile villa.

Plate XIX.—Floor Plans of Plate XVIII.

Plate XX.—Perspective View of wood villa.

Plate XXI.—Floor Plans of Plate XX.

Plate XXII.—Perspective View of Wood Cottage.

Plate XXIII.—Floor Plans of Plate XXII.

Plate XXIV.—Perspective View of Wood Cottage.

Plate XXV.—Floor Plans of Plate XXIV.

Plate XXVI.—Perspective View of Wood Cottage.

Plate XXVII.—Floor Plans of Plate XXVI.

Plate XXVIII.—Perspective View of Wood Cottage.

Plate XXIX.—Floor Plans of Plate XXVIII.

Plate XXX.—Perspective View of Wood Cottage.

Plate XXXI.—Floor Plans of Plate XXX.

Plate XXXII.—Perspective View of Seaside Cottage (wood).

Plate XXXIII.—Floor Plans of Plate XXXII.

Plate XXXIV.—Perspective View of Seaside Cottage (wood).

Plate XXXV.—Floor Plans of Plate XXXIV.

Plate XXXVI.—Perspective View of Bed-room Interior, showing furniture.

Plate XXXVII.—Perspective View of Bed-room Interior, showing furniture.

Plate XXXVIII.—Explanation of the Drainage and Plumbing.

Plate XXXIX.—Drawing showing the Drain and Plumbing.

Plate XL.—Perspective View of a City House Front.

Plate XLI.—Floor Plans of Plate XL.

Plate XLII.—Perspective View of Staircase Hall of Plate XL., showing Staircase, Hatstand, &c.

Plate XLIII.—Floor Plans of a City House built in a block.

Plate XLIV.—Perspective View of a Country Church built of brick and Stone, and costing $10,000.

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STANDARD ARCHITECTURAL BOOKS

=BICKNELL’S DETAIL, COTTAGE AND CONSTRUCTIVE ARCHITECTURE.= Containing seventy-five large Lithographic Plates, published under the direction of A. J. BICKNELL, showing a great variety of Designs for Cornices, Brackets, Windows and Window Caps, Doors, Piazzas, Porches, Bay and Dormer Windows, Observatories, Towers, Chimney Tops, Balconies, Canopies, Scrolls, Gable and Sawed Ornaments, Fences, Stairs, Newels, Architraves, Mantles, Plaster Finish, etc., including forty-five Perspectives, Elevations and Plans of Modern Designs for Cottages, with Details, and eighteen Elevations of Summer Houses, Villas, Seaside Cottages and Country Houses, together with fourteen Designs for Street and Store Fronts, with inside finish for Stores and Banks; also Framing for Dwellings, Barns, Exhibition Buildings, Roofs, Bridges, etc., making in all a Practical Book for Architects, Builders, Carpenters, and all who contemplate Building or Remodeling Wood, Stone or Brick Buildings. One large 4to volume, sent free by mail or express on receipt of price. Reduced from $10.00 to $6.00.

=BROWN’S BUILDING TABLE AND ESTIMATE BOOK.= By a Practical Mechanic. For Carpenters, Builders and Lumber Men. One 8vo volume, cloth, 152 pages. $1.50.

=CAMP’S DRAFTSMAN’S MANUAL; or, How Can I Learn Architecture.= By F. T. CAMP. Containing Hints to Enquirers and Directions in Draftsmanship. Contents:—Introduction; Preliminary Words; Draftsman’s Outfit; Technics of Planning; General Remarks on Planning; General Remarks on Exteriors; Drawing the Plan; Using the Instruments; Designing the Elevations; Tracing and Inking; Proportion of Rooms. New, Revised and Enlarged Edition. One small volume, cloth. Price 50c.

=CUMMINGS’ ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS.= By M. F. CUMMINGS, M. A., Architect, Associate Author of “Architecture, by Cummings and Miller.” Containing 387 Designs and 967 Illustrations of the Various Parts needed in the Construction of Buildings, Public and Private, both for the City and Country; also Plans and Elevations of Houses, Stores, Cottages, and other Buildings. One large 4to volume, fifty-six Plates. Reduced from $10.00 to $6.00.

=GARDNER’S COMMON SENSE IN CHURCH BUILDING.= By E. C. GARDNER, author of “Homes and How to Make them,” “Illustrated Homes,” and “Home Interiors.” Illustrated by seven original Plates. One 12mo volume, handsomely bound in cloth. Price $1.00.

=GOULD’S CARPENTERS’ AND BUILDERS’ ASSISTANT AND WOODWORKERS’ GUIDE.= By L. D. GOULD, Architect and Practical Builder. (Fourth Revised Edition) Containing thirty-six Plates, fully described. Also, Tables of the Strength of Materials, Length of Braces where the Run is given, and Length of Run where the Brace is given. Technical Terms used by Carpenters, etc. This work is intended to combine all the knowledge the workman requires to construct any design in carpentry by an easy system of lines. 8vo volume, bound in cloth. Price $2.50.

=HULME’S TREATISE ON MATHEMATICAL DRAWING INSTRUMENTS, and How to Use Them.= One imperial 16mo volume, bound in cloth, containing 152 Pages, and over 70 Illustrations, including 11 different Styles of Lettering. Price $1.50.

=HUSSEY’S HOME BUILDING.= This work contains 42 Plates of Designs and Plans of Dwellings of low and medium cost, with short Descriptive Specifications, including 2 Designs for Small Barns, 1 Design for Carriage-House, 1 Design for Small Bank Building, 1 Design for Small Chapel, and 1 Design for a Church. Nearly 400 pages in all, including letter-press. Price $2.50.

=INTERIORS AND INTERIOR DETAILS.= With an Introduction, Description of Plates, and Notes on Wood Finish, by WM. B. TUTHILL, A. M., Architect, author of “Practical Lessons in Architectural Drawing.” Fifty-two large quarto plates, comprising a large number of original designs of Halls, Staircases, Parlors, Libraries, Dining rooms, etc. Together with special designs for Low Cost, Medium and Elaborate Wood Mantels, Sideboards, Furniture, Wood Ceilings, Doors, Door and Window Trims, Wainscots, Bank Office, and Store Fittings, in Perspective, Elevation and Detail, making a valuable series of Suggestions for Architects and Architectural Designers. And a large collection of interior details suited to the requirements of carpenters, builders and mechanics, reproduced from the drawings of prominent architects of New York, Boston, Chicago, and other cities. One large quarto volume, handsomely bound in cloth. Price $7.50.

=MITCHELL’S STEPPING-STONE TO ARCHITECTURE.= By THOMAS MITCHELL. Nearly 100 engravings. Price 60c.

=ROSSITER & WRIGHT’S MODERN HOUSE PAINTING.= (New Edition). By E. K. ROSSITER and F. A. WRIGHT, Architects. Containing 20 colored lithographic plates, exhibiting the use of color in the Exterior and Interior House Painting, and embracing examples of simple and elaborate work in plain, graded and parti-colors. Also the treatment of old style of houses, together with full descriptive letter press, covering the preparation, use and application of colors, with special directions applicable to each example. The whole work offering valuable hints and suggestions on harmonious color treatment, suitable to every variety of building. One oblong quarto volume, handsomely bound in cloth. Price $5.00.

=TUTHILL’S PRACTICAL LESSONS IN ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING; Or, How to Make the Working Drawings for Buildings.= By WM. B. TUTHILL, A. M., Architect. 44 pages descriptive letter-press, illustrated by 33 full-page plates (one in colors) and 33 wood-cuts, showing methods of construction and representation. One large 8vo volume, oblong. Cloth. Price $2.50.

=WITHERS’ CHURCH ARCHITECTURE.= By FREDERICK CLARK WITHERS. Illustrated with Plans, Elevations and Views of twenty-one Churches and two School Houses, Photo-Lithographed from original drawings; also full descriptive letter-press, which includes numerous engravings on wood, showing construction and details. One large volume of fifty-one 9 × 10 Plates, substantially bound in extra cloth. Sent by express to any part of the United States on receipt of the price $10.00.

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HINTS ON THE Drainage and Sewerage of Dwellings.

By WM. PAUL GERHARD, Civil Engineer.

One 12mo volume. Cloth, Price, $2.50.

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