18th century floor plans

96 p. (p. 89-96 advertisements) 24 cm

StoryBook house plan has unique layout. Drive up to the main floor lower level. Walk around and up to the front door at the second floor

Charming house plan exterior is ornate tudor styling with old world influence. Stucco, wood trim and stone; my favorite combination. Corner entry have corner wrap covered porch. Powder room blocks the view of the living area from entrance, giving a small home intrique. Open living arrangement allows for a large feel and look to the plan. Kitchen cabinets cozy up to elevator centrally located. Stairs frame and wrap around large stone fireplace

This continues the series of 1835 House plans originally published in 1835 in London. Country House This house consists of two floors. On the ground are the parlour and drawing-room, at the back of which is the kitchen, above are three bed-rooms. The external appearance of the building is neat and simple; and it would form a pleasant occasional retreat to a gentleman engaged in business. Design for a Double House. The entrance to each dwelling is on the side. The plan is so divided that each…

Holkham Hall is the ancestral seat of Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, and his descendants. As one of the most notable examples of 18th century Palladian revival, which celebrated the symmet…

Growing up in a small New England town with a mother who was an antiquarian it was inevitable that I would be exposed to old. After graduating from UMass/Amherst I lived in Connecticut, taught school, married, and raised three children in suburbia. A move to Newburyport MA renewed my interest in all things old. This background has now evolved into research,writing,consulting and all the things I love to do. Prudence Fish

Running title: Artistic homes