Homes

About this eBook

Author

Gardner, E. C. (Eugene Clarence), 1836-1915

Title

Homes and How to Make Them

Credits

Produced by Ronald Holder and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team.

Language

English

LoC Class

NA: Fine Arts: Architecture

Subject

Architecture, Domestic

Category

Text

eBook-No.

14248

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14248

Release Date

December 3, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.HOMES, — AND HOW TO MAKE THEM. — E.C. GARDNER. — Illustrated. — BOSTON: — JAMES R. OSGOOD AND COMPANY, — 1875.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. — HOMES,
5. 5.AND HOW TO MAKE THEM, — OR — HINTS ON LOCATING AND BUILDING A HOUSE . — IN LETTERS BETWEEN AN ARCHITECT AND A — FAMILY MAN SEEKING A HOME.
6. 6.LETTER I. — From the Architect. — EVERY MAN SHOULD HAVE A HOME.
7. 7.LETTER II. — From John. — A GRATEFUL CLIENT.
8. 8.LETTER III. — From the Architect. — THE BEAUTY OF TRUTH AND UTILITY.
9. 9.LETTER IV. — From John. — PROFESSIONAL FOLLY.
10. 10.LETTER V. — From the Architect. — BUILDING-SITES AND FOUNDATION-WALLS.
11. 11.LETTER VI. — From John. — GRAVEL-BANKS AND QUAGMIRES.
12. 12.LETTER VII. — From the Architect. — NATURE'S BRICKS ARE BETTER THAN OURS.
13. 13.LETTER VIII. — From John. — THERE IS A SOFT SIDE EVEN TO A STONE WALL.
14. 14.LETTER IX. — From the Architect. — A BROAD HOUSE IS BETTER THAN A HIGH ONE.
15. 15.LETTER X. — From John. — TROUT BROOKS ARE BETTER THAN STREET SEWERS.
16. 16.LETTER XI. — From the Architect. — THE STRENGTH AND DURABILITY OF BRICK.
17. 17.LETTER XII. — From John. — THE WEAKNESS AND SHAM OF BRICKWORK.
18. 18.LETTER XIII. — From the Architect. — SKILL DIGNIFIES THE MOST HUMBLE MATERIAL.
19. 19.LETTER XIV. — From John. — EVERY MAN TO HIS TRADE.
20. 20.LETTER XV. — From the Architect. — THE COMING HOUSE WILL BE FAIR TO SEE AND MADE OF BRICK.
21. 21.LETTER XVI. — From Mrs. John. — DOMESTIC DISCIPLINE.
22. 22.LETTER XVII. — From the Architect. — GOOD TASTE IS NOT A FOE BUT A FRIEND TO ECONOMY.
23. 23.LETTER XVIII. — From John. — OUR PICTURESQUE ANCESTORS.
24. 24.LETTER XIX. — From the Architect. — THE USE AND THE ABUSE OF WOOD.
25. 25.LETTER XX. — From John. — A SURRENDER AND CHANGE OF BASE.
26. 26.LETTER XXI. — From the Architect. — HOSPITALITY AND SUNLIGHT.
27. 27.LETTER XXII. — From Fred. — UNPROFESSIONAL SAGACITY.
28. 28.LETTER XXIII. — From the Architect. — STAIRWAYS AND OUTLOOKS.
29. 29.LETTER XXIV. — From Fred. — IN A MULTITUDE OF COUNSELLORS IS SAFETY.
30. 30.LETTER XXV. — From the Architect. — DOORS AND SLIDING-DOORS, WINDOWS AND BAY-WINDOWS.
31. 31.LETTER XXVI. — From Fred. — EXPERIENCE KEEPS A DEAR SCHOOL.
32. 32.LETTER XXVII. — From the Architect. — FASHION AND ORNAMENT, HARD WOOD AND PAINT.
33. 33.LETTER XXVIII. — From Fred. — THOUGHT PROVOKES INQUIRY.
34. 34.LETTER XXIX. — From the Architect. — CONSISTENCY, COMFORT, AND CARPETS.
35. 35.LETTER XXX. — From Miss Jane. — AUTOBIOGRAPHY AND ARCHITECTURE, POTATOES AND POSTSCRIPTS.
36. 36.LETTER XXXI. — From the Architect. — DOMESTIC-SERVICE REFORM.
37. 37.LETTER XXXII. — From Fred. — GO TO; LET US BUILD A TOWER.
38. 38.LETTER XXXIII. — From the Architect. — BASEMENTS AND BALCONIES.
39. 39.LETTER XXXIV. — From the Schoolmaster. — FOUR ROOMS ENOUGH.
40. 40.LETTER XXXV. — From Mrs. John. — CONVENIENCES AND CONJECTURES.
41. 41.LETTER XXXVI. — From the Architect. — THE LESSON OF THE ICE-HOUSE.
42. 42.LETTER XXXVII. — From John. — SHINGLES, SUNSHINE, AND FRESH AIR.
43. 43.LETTER XXXVIII. — From the Architect. — WHEN THE DOCTORS DIFFER.
44. 44.LETTER XXXIX. — From John. — HOW TO DO IT.
45. 45.LETTER XL. — From the Architect. — THE BREATH OF LIFE.
46. 46.LETTER XLI. — From John. — ETERNAL VIGILANCE.
47. 47.LETTER XLII. — From the Architect. — SAVED BY CONSCIENCE.
48. 48.LETTER XLIII. — From John. — FINAL AND PERSONAL.
49. 49.BY WAY OF APPENDIX. — A CHAPTER FROM ACTUAL EXPERIENCE. — THE END.

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