Regency Household: Villa in the Grecian Style

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VILLA IN THE GRECIAN STYLE DESIGN No 7 THIS design is intended for the residence of a family with a household establishment suited to the rank of a country gentleman Villas of this class may be included amongst the most agreeable objects connected with a high state of civilization that occur in a tour through any part of Great Britain and constitute features of particular admiration to enlightened foreigners who travel amidst the romantic or sylvan scenery abounding in almost every region of our picturesque island No country indeed affords so many examples of that species of dwellings which bespeak that happy union of wealth elegance and comfort which may be said is peculiar to our nation The freshness of verdure as well in the lawn as in the trees and shrubs growing vigorously and luxuriantly as they do whether indi genous or exotic in our soil combine in rich variety with the villa and landscape gardening being cultivated with that national good taste for which the British people are renowned and which is visible in almost every part of the island render the combinations of a villa and the demesne which it adorns a delightful theme for description as well in the poet's as the painter's art Stone or stucco fronts are decidedly to be preferred for the Villa but if erected in brick it should be of a light pale and bright hue for viewed by the intelligent or even the uninitiated in art the striking relief of the building by its opposition to the comparatively dark hues in all their pleasing varieties under the influence of ever varying light and shadow assume those pictorial effects which delight the imagina tion Estimate for the house Offices Conservatory 1935 540 450 In brick and stucco total 2925 If completed in stone on the three principal fronts extra 425 Total 3350

 




 

The design and description appeared in Domestic Architecture: Being a Series of Designs for Mansions, Villas, Rectory Houses, Parsonage Houses, Bailiffs’ Lodge, Gardener’s Lodge, Game-keeper’s Lodge, Park Gate Lodges, Etc. in the Grecian, Italian, and Old English Styles of Architecture. With Observations on the Appropriate Choice of Site; the Whole Designed with Strict Reference to the Practicability of Erection, and with Due Attention to the Important Consideration of Uniting Elegance, Convenience and Domestic Comfort with Economy … With Accurate Estimates Appended to Each Design (1833).

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2 Responses to Regency Household: Villa in the Grecian Style

  1. Anonymous says:
    August 5, 2025 at 5:03 am

    This is extraordinary! Reading about the homes doesn’t give the perspective one needs regarding how a design works. I’m wondering now about the upper level. Since the type is so tiny would you tell me what the total square footage is for both levels?

    • Anne says:
      August 6, 2025 at 7:54 am

      If you click on the image it will take you directly to the source and you should be able to sort of see the size of each of the rooms (its a little hard to read due to the font). The total square footage is not listed, unfortunately.