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ing winds by plantations, and of such an agreeable form, asmay embellish the landscape of which it makes a part.
Simplicity and elegance are to be peculiarly studied, both inthe exterior, and interior arrangements. The access to allthe apartments should be open and free, but so as to'occupyas little space as possible, with stairs and passages. The wholeof the apartments and offices ought to be so convenientlyplaced, that the business of the family may be performed, inthe readiest manner, and with the fewest possible servants.—The rooms to be so placed, as to command the best views,and to be well lighted, with the fewest windows.
In some situations, the house may be placed with advan-tage on the edge of a knoll or plot of ground, so that thebodv of the building may stand upon the declivity, and thusadmit of an under story, for the kitchen and servants’ apart-ments ; but in all cases, where the ground is nearly level, thereshould be no sunk story.
The principal floor should be raised two or three feet a*bove the surface; the kitchen and inferior offices disposed inwings, either at both ends of the house, wholly behind, orprojected from one end only, and made, either on the samelevel, or within one foot of the surface. The stable offices forhouses of this kind, are often made part of the farm build-ings, but are sometimes built near the mansion-house, inwhich case, they should join the kitchen offices. The bedrooms will occupy the upper story, and unless the construc-tion of the roof permits of one or two garrets, houses of thisdescription never exceed two stories in height, except in thepositions already mentioned, w'here a sunk story may be form-ed.
Plate XIII is the design of a house, calculated for a pro-prietor of moderate fortune; namely, from L.1000 toL.3000per annum. The engraving contains the plans of the twofloors, with a view of the front and end. This design issuited to a situation fronting nearly south, having the bestviews from the front and ends, and being covered towards the 1