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Literary
August 7, 1846
The Democratic Pioneer
Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Introductory essay from Godey's Lady's Book announcing a series of designs for model cottages, farm houses, and villas, focusing on comfort, beauty, economy, and suitable furnishings to promote architectural taste among readers, especially women.
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It will be seen by the following from Godey's Lady's Book, a variety of models of comfortable dwellings will be given in this book. The embellishments contained in it, are worth the subscription on the book.
MODEL COTTAGES.
Cottages have become decidedly the fashion. In every highly cultivated part of the republic may be found new buildings of the class called Cottages, built according to those ideas of elegance and comfort which are not inconsistent with rational economy. We are anxious to lend the influence of our widely circulated magazine to the diffusion of a taste for beautiful architecture, applied to common dwellings. This we propose to accomplish:
By submitting to our readers a series of designs for Cottages, Farm Houses, Villas, and other Dwellings, embracing every appropriate comfort and the greatest variety of beauty; and, by accompanying these Designs with analytical and critical remarks, pointing out in what this comfort and beauty consist, and on what principles both are founded.
By submitting a series of Designs for the finishing, fittings up, fixtures, and furniture suitable to the different descriptions of Cottages, Farm, and Villa Buildings: and by accompanying these with remarks on their fitness for the end in view, such as lighting, heating, ventilating, &c., as well as with analytical and critical remarks on their style of beauty; thus showing the necessity of Architects including the study of furniture in that of their profession, so as to be able to give Designs for furnishing a house as well as for building one.
By avoiding, when it is not absolutely necessary, the use of terms peculiar to Architecture; by explaining all such as are used, where they first occur; and by adopting such a style as will render the work easily understood by the uninitiated reader, as well as subservient to the purpose of educating young persons in Architecture as an art of taste, especially those of the female sex.
We believe that such a design, well executed, will meet with the approbation of our numerous friends, will increase the desire for beautiful and comfortable residences and tasteful and convenient furniture, and will prove in other respects eminently useful.
We commence our series with a Model Cottage for a very small family.
MODEL COTTAGES.
Cottages have become decidedly the fashion. In every highly cultivated part of the republic may be found new buildings of the class called Cottages, built according to those ideas of elegance and comfort which are not inconsistent with rational economy. We are anxious to lend the influence of our widely circulated magazine to the diffusion of a taste for beautiful architecture, applied to common dwellings. This we propose to accomplish:
By submitting to our readers a series of designs for Cottages, Farm Houses, Villas, and other Dwellings, embracing every appropriate comfort and the greatest variety of beauty; and, by accompanying these Designs with analytical and critical remarks, pointing out in what this comfort and beauty consist, and on what principles both are founded.
By submitting a series of Designs for the finishing, fittings up, fixtures, and furniture suitable to the different descriptions of Cottages, Farm, and Villa Buildings: and by accompanying these with remarks on their fitness for the end in view, such as lighting, heating, ventilating, &c., as well as with analytical and critical remarks on their style of beauty; thus showing the necessity of Architects including the study of furniture in that of their profession, so as to be able to give Designs for furnishing a house as well as for building one.
By avoiding, when it is not absolutely necessary, the use of terms peculiar to Architecture; by explaining all such as are used, where they first occur; and by adopting such a style as will render the work easily understood by the uninitiated reader, as well as subservient to the purpose of educating young persons in Architecture as an art of taste, especially those of the female sex.
We believe that such a design, well executed, will meet with the approbation of our numerous friends, will increase the desire for beautiful and comfortable residences and tasteful and convenient furniture, and will prove in other respects eminently useful.
We commence our series with a Model Cottage for a very small family.
What sub-type of article is it?
Essay
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Model Cottages
Beautiful Architecture
Domestic Comfort
Tasteful Furniture
Architectural Education
Literary Details
Title
Model Cottages.
Subject
Introduction To Series Of Designs For Comfortable And Beautiful Dwellings
Form / Style
Prose Essay On Architectural Taste And Domestic Design
Key Lines
Cottages Have Become Decidedly The Fashion.
We Are Anxious To Lend The Influence Of Our Widely Circulated Magazine To The Diffusion Of A Taste For Beautiful Architecture, Applied To Common Dwellings.
By Submitting To Our Readers A Series Of Designs For Cottages, Farm Houses, Villas, And Other Dwellings, Embracing Every Appropriate Comfort And The Greatest Variety Of Beauty;
Thus Showing The Necessity Of Architects Including The Study Of Furniture In That Of Their Profession, So As To Be Able To Give Designs For Furnishing A House As Well As For Building One.
Especially Those Of The Female Sex.