The Architecture of Country Houses, by A.J. Downing - Part 1

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Let’s continue Listener Request Month with this guide to country buildings, by which I mean a treatise on the morality of housing, the meaning of beauty, and the art of proportion. Whatever it is, it’s relaxing!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Help us stay ad-free and 100% listener-supported!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;"> Patreon:</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;">https://www.patreon.com/boringbookspod</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;"> Buy Me a Coffee:</span> <a href= "https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;">https://www.buymeacoffee.com/d5kcMsW</span></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;">Read “The Architecture of Country Houses” at the Internet Archive: <a href= "https://archive.org/details/architectureofco00down/mode/2up">https://archive.org/details/architectureofco00down/mode/2up</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style= "font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style= "mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin;">Music: "Heaven Be Here,” by PC III, licensed under CC BY</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p><span style= "font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you'd like to suggest a copyright-free reading for soft-spoken relaxation to help you overcome insomnia, anxiety and other sleep