The Farmer's and Mechanic's Practical Architect: And Guide in Rural Economy (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Farmer's and Mechanic's Practical Architect: And Guide in Rural Economy

The object of the present publication is to Offer some practical designs and drawings executed in a plain and simple manner, with useful hints which may be understood by those who have no par ticular acquaintance with building. It is designed to encourage a taste for that kind Of beauty which consists in the expression of neatness, Simplicity, and the economical adaptation of means to useful ends; and also to furnish a series of designs for different classes of buildings, suitable to the wants of our New England population.

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