Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-09-25

how simple its construction, or how cheap
It's materials, il il be only arranged with
a proper regard TO the rules of order and
Of art, ii becomes all that its owner could
wish for in dwelling neat, comfortable,
and convenient. We have beon led to
make the above. remarks by reading 10
the Louisville Journal, one Of a series OF
letters with which The editor of that paper
has occasionally furnished his readers
during his sojourn in the neig hborhood
of this city. From it We make the fol-
lowing extract :-"Since my visit TO Bos-
ton in l843, | notice n number Of ex-
quisne rural structures that have been
built among the enyryons Of that city in
different styles. Amongst these are the
Italian villa OF Theodore Lyman, six or
eight miles from Boston, and a group Of
cottages at Linden Place, near Boston,
some in the Italian and others in the
Eng lish Gothic style, but all differing
materially in their details. ! wish il
were IN my power to give. your readers
some idea Of the delightful emotions with
which the sight Of these exquisite speci.
mems Of art filled me. Fit were | might
contribute thus to create a taste in The
west for rural architecture, of which, !
am sorry TO say, IL is almost wholly des-
litute. These buildings are of wood
their cost is very irlling ranging from
$4,000 to Sl0,000--cer,ainly not more
than that OF the suburban dwellings of
the west generally, and yet they are ex-
ceedngly beautiful, perfect gems of mr.
chltecture, producing an effect infinitely
more charming than the most costly
Grecian structure. ! have seen most of
the costly public odilices of this country,
but none OF them, with the single excep-
ton Of the new Gothic church in Broad-
way, N. Y, gave me anything like the
pleasure 9l tho cheapest and simplest of
these wooden cottages, where effect de-
pends in no degree upon the size or cost
l,ness of the material, but wholly upon
The magic Of art.
am glad to find that in every quarter
of the Eastern and Middle States, the
Grecian style of architecture, for dwell
ing houses, is universally condemned and
rejected. Columns and walls without
visible roof or chimneys look very fine in
the ruins Of Greece and Rome, and can
be endured in Legislative halls in America,
but in the dwelling house, give us the
warm hospiiab!e aspect of the old Engli
cottage, with its steep, projecting, brack-
eted roof, lis sharp gables, its swelling
and sociable bag windows, anG its long,
conspicuous, and ornamened chimney
shafts, style susceptible Of never end
ing variety Of detail. But | must refer
the reader to Downing's Rural Archilec-
ture, trusting that no one will hereafter
build the cheapest cottage without first
consulting that work, or getting design
from an architect Of taste, one who re-
Jects the G'ecian styles, and assuring the
reader that, however admirable may ap-
pear the designs in Downing, the houses
themselves appear infinitely finer. Theo.
dore Lyman's Italian villa looks well in
Downing, but the villa itself infinitely
surpasses the idea conveyed by the pic
lure. | neglected to mention Butte cot
iaee owned with several others by w.
B. Lang, Esq. and it is small cheap
cottage, but is to my eye the mos, charm
ing of all"