ABSTRACT
The Roman Doric, or Tuscan, may occasionally be introduced with good effect, and the general expression is not unsuitable to large city mansions. The Grecian mania has passed by, and some caution is necessary that the people become not as rabid with the Gothic and Elizabethan mania, that has seized them. As the mania for the Elizabethan style is actually raging, some remarks on the principles to be observed in the erection of Elizabethan villas will not be inappropriate. The Gothic style for dwelling-houses, although often censured, may be used with a happy effect. It can be made light and cheerful, and extremely convenient. Pugin, one of the best architectural writers on the Gothic style, says: “In designing or adapting Gothic edifices, it is of primary importance to calculate on the size, proportion, object, and situation of an intended building, and to select a style applicable to the points.
