Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-02-25
THE ARCHITECT.

4 SERIES OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS, 70,
"a domestic and Ornamental Cottages, con.
nected with Landscape Gardening, adapted to the
United States Illustrated by Drawings 81
Ground Plans, Perspective Views :; Elevations
Sections, and Details, by William H. Ranlett, Ar.
chitect, Published in twenty numbers price sc
cents per No, making two volumes royal QuartO
Price $l2
large commercial towns. We have never before
seen work ON architecture so well adapted 70 the
wants of the American people. II 10 at once scien.
tific and practical Hunts Magazine
We have already expressed an opinion of its
merits, ranking 1t among the best works of the
kind that ever have been published in the country
and we cannot but believe that Il will he of o,rc,i
service in maturing the architectural taste Of our
peOplc.-MTrOT.
The circulation Of such drawings us are found in
the Architect, will create taste among our cjti
zens; and the specifications of materials and In.
Dor required, prove very important item In the
knowledge Of those interested In buildiDg.-SI
Louis fsUt!1ing Gd:Hte.
The architecl = a work admirably calculated for
those who are engaged III building, whether for or
nament or useful purposes. nenfng EEDTeSs.
Its practical utility cannot be douS.ed by any
who viii take the trouble to examine its con- snts
iSc full specifications and estimates Of building
accompamS ing each plan, can be relied on with
implicit confdcncey-F0rtneT and Mechanic.
This work has passed through its fret volume
country like ours, the publication Of original de-
signs for domestic and ornamental cottages. con.
nected with landscape gardening adapted 10 The
climate, Is calculated to have an Important InfIu
enee upon the style Of architecture in public as
well as in private ediices. Such publicatjon ne
have in tho architect.-MorningS Star
II contains many plans and specifications Of mr..
namental cottages, suitable to every claas and
narse, with estimates Of the costs thus sayin1 lbe
EXP expense Of an architect 1t is intended through
tne , Architect' to combine elegance with utility
and to cultivate a refined TASTE al moderate evre
both in and around the dwellings of our ci,tIars
we can commend them without auali6eation "a
me attention of gentlemen looking for nIano TO-
me neatest Of all country residences the Gotta.
Mr.. Ranlett, the author Of the designs In ire A.
cnltect may have the Satisfaction of knowing that
ne Is contributing 70 refine and elevate an go
OF his countrymen.-ITi6une
WIN the Information here afforded, one can a,
glance ascertain the cost Of any sf,le of cott..
mat strikes his fancy; without the ex1ense Of 60
Ihirty TO hundred dollars usually paid for archI
Ila"lhgs for TO these designs are aIso
added full descriptions, with sDeef6cafions go ="
Inmates Of the materials and labor. The &C.,,
non o. uese numbers, both lithographic and tvro-
graphic, Is excellent, and the paper ine. rendSt
them ornaments for drawing-rooms.
,r,-..1 Journal Of Commerce.
Ans speciheatlons and estimates are so rniuute-
ana clearly made out, the drawings are "a fnIi,
and the directions 80 exact, that am iul
"anung TO build may be his own srehitect an5
clerk otthe work" provided he adoDts M, - az
lomIable designs in Mr., RaHiett's ,gork &c..
md Messenger. "O'N'-I sHses
{, re eonld multiply notices, adinfnitum b,t N.
..Cs ~ suce. is believed that no HoTk
y IT'S size, has ever had a more extensiva -.
zen = more generally appreciated = = VI
nelsnea BY Dewitt 4 Davenport. rriho..
sshdinTs New YsEk. 'i''uAe