Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1851-12-17
THE ARCMITECT:

\ a SERIES OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS, for
~ Domestic and Ornamental Cottages, con.
nected with Landscape Gardening ADAPTED IN IN.
United Statcsi illustrated by Drawings NJ
Ground Plans, Perspective Views ElevSiions
Sections, and Details, by William III. Ranlett. AZ!
chitect, Published in twenty numbers, price So
! Price Sl2. ~ 1"N''O
II is we'll adapted to the vlclnitIos of citics and
large commercial towns. We have never boforo
seen work on architecture SO well adapted TO tho
wants OF the American people. II is al once ScIon
tihc and Prncticul.-HuRfs Magazine.
We have already expressed an opinion of a.
merits, ranking II among the best works Of the
kind that ever have boon published In the country
ana VIC cannot but believe that Il will be Of grcai
service in maturing the architectural taste OF our
peOple.-MirroT. " ""
the circulation of such drawings US are found In
Ine ArchlteGt, VIII create taste among our citi-
Sehsi ana the specifications Of materials and In
Dor required, prove avery important fem IN Tho
knowledge Of those interested I'm buIldIng,-G
Louis EUening GaEeae
Tho architect is a work admirably calculated for
those who are engaged in building, Whether for or
nament or useful puTPOses.--R5e nino Rrpress.
us practical utility cannot DO doubted by any
who will take the trouble 10 exAnIne its contsniS
The full specifications and estimates Of building
accompanying each plan, can be relied on with
implicit confdence-FGTHleT and Mechanic
This work has passed through lis first volume
with steadily increasing popularity. In a ydun1
country like ours the publication of original de.
"'B'' W. uVH0otlI uhu otnuiueuLal cOttn9ee, CON-
nected with landscape gardening, adapted 10 the
climate' 10 calculated 10 have an Important inau.
ence upon the style of architecture In public hs
well as in private edlfces Such publication Wa
have in the aTchitect.-Moyning Star.
II contains many plans and specifications Of or
namental cottages, suitable TO every class and
narsc, with estimates Of the cost: thus savin the
expense Of an architect. II is Intended tbTou0h-
the Architect, 10 combine elegance with utility
and TO cultivate refined Taste, al moderate exDenGs
both in and around the dwellings of our Gibbons
We can commend them without qualification 10.
the attention Of gentlemen looking for plans for
the neateEt Of all country residences, the cottage.
M. hanlett, the author Of the designs In the Ar.
chitectS may have the satisfaction Of knowing that
he Is contributing to refine and elevate the taste
Of MS eountrymen-TTibune.
WIN the Information here afforded, one can at
glance ascertain the cost Of any style, Of cottage
that strikes his fancy; wlthoutthe expense Of from
lhlriy TO hundred dollars usually paid for archi-
tectural drawings for to these designs are also
added full descriptions, with Specifications andes
Inmates Of the materials and labor The eXect.
ton Of these numbers, both photographic and typo.
graphic, Is excellent, and the paper ns, rendering
them ornaments for dFaWing-foons.
Journal VI Commerce..
The specifications and estimates are go minute
ly and clearly made Out, the drawings are SO full,
and the directions so exact, that any gentlernah
wanting TO build may be his own architect and
clerk ofthe work." provided he adopts any Of the
admirable designs in Mr., Ranlett's work.--Tfnes
and MeSsengeT.
We could multiply notices, ed infinitutul. butthe
above will suffice. IL b believed thaf ~ work
ever publisledeither IN Europe or this country.
Of It's size has ever had,a more extensive sale, or
been more generally appreciated
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