Garden Houses and Privies : Authentic Details for Design and Restoration

an Essential Component Of Homes And Commercial Buildings Before The Advent Of Indoor Plumbing, Privies—also Known As Garden Houses—have Found New Uses As Storage Sheds, Pool Houses, Etc. In This Pattern Book Of 18th- And 19th-century Designs, Harrison Has Painstakingly Documented Existing Historic Structures And Translated Them Into Beautiful Line Drawings, Including Compelling Details Such As Finials, Doors, Windows, And Ventilators. An essential component of homes and commercial buildings before the advent of indoor plumbing, privies - also known as 'garden houses' - have found new uses as storage sheds, pool houses, etc. In this pattern book of 18th- and 19th-century designs, Harrison has painstakingly documented existing historic structures and translated them into beautiful line drawings, including compelling details such as finials, doors, windows, and ventilators GARDEN HOUSES AND PRIVIES AUTHENTIC DETAILS FOR DESIGN AND RESTORATION......Page 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS.......Page 9 Preface......Page 11 Plates......Page 13 CHAPTER I Colonial Times & Republic......Page 25 CHAPTER II Later Times......Page 107 CHAPTER III Modern Times......Page 237 Notes......Page 275 Acknowledgements......Page 285 Advertisement......Page 286